Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka

Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a small island nation lying in the Indian Ocean and consists of a mountainous area in the south-central region and a surrounding coastal plain. The climate of Sri Lanka is wet and warm, ideal for forest growth. Over the last century, m...

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Main Authors: World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila 2021
Subjects:
CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
CYCLONE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/612541632484510165/Sri-Lanka-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile
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spelling okr-10986-363712021-10-14T05:11:02Z Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka World Bank Group Asian Development Bank CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL DISASTER HEATWAVE DROUGHT FLOOD CYCLONE Sri Lanka is a small island nation lying in the Indian Ocean and consists of a mountainous area in the south-central region and a surrounding coastal plain. The climate of Sri Lanka is wet and warm, ideal for forest growth. Over the last century, more than two-thirds of this forest cover, rich in biodiversity, has been removed to accommodate human use. Nonetheless, rich natural resources remain and, alongside its vibrant cultures, contribute to the nation’s successful tourism industry. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Sri Lanka. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries integrate climate action into their core development agendas. The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are committed to supporting client countries to invest in and build a low-carbon, climate resilient future, helping them to be better prepared to adapt to current and future climate impacts. 2021-10-13T19:43:08Z 2021-10-13T19:43:08Z 2021-09-24 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/612541632484510165/Sri-Lanka-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36371 English CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo World Bank and Asian Development Bank World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment South Asia Sri Lanka
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topic CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
CYCLONE
spellingShingle CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
CYCLONE
World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka
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description Sri Lanka is a small island nation lying in the Indian Ocean and consists of a mountainous area in the south-central region and a surrounding coastal plain. The climate of Sri Lanka is wet and warm, ideal for forest growth. Over the last century, more than two-thirds of this forest cover, rich in biodiversity, has been removed to accommodate human use. Nonetheless, rich natural resources remain and, alongside its vibrant cultures, contribute to the nation’s successful tourism industry. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Sri Lanka. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries integrate climate action into their core development agendas. The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are committed to supporting client countries to invest in and build a low-carbon, climate resilient future, helping them to be better prepared to adapt to current and future climate impacts.
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Asian Development Bank
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Asian Development Bank
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title Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka
title_short Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka
title_full Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed Climate Risk Country Profile : Sri Lanka
title_sort climate risk country profile : sri lanka
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila
publishDate 2021
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