| Priority actions |
Food security
- Develop tolerant varieties (paddy, OFC, horticulture) and breeds
(livestock and poultry) to heat stress, drought and floods and resistant
to diseases and pest attacks
- Develop and promote water efficient farming methods
- Adjust cropping calendars according to climate forecasts
- Develop systems for timely issuing and communicating of climate
information to farmers
- Develop research institute capacity for conducting research on tolerant
varieties/breeds and climate resilient farming methods
Water resources
- Develop and implement watershed management plans for critical
watershed areas
- Increase the efficiency of use and reduce losses of irrigation water
- Assess the current practices of water management for climate resilience
and identify ways to improve them
- Identify and map areas vulnerable to droughts and flood hazards and
prepare disaster risk management plans
- Design rational intra-basin and trans-basin strategies to harness
periodic surpluses of water in storage facilities
- Implement a continuous programme for monitoring shore line changes
- Develop shore shoreline management plans including M&E
programmes
- Study impacts of sea level rise on costal habitats over short-, mediumand
long-term horizons
- Identify, declare, collect information and prepare maps on vulnerable
areas to extreme events and inundation
- Conduct awareness programmes on sea level rise and extreme events
to coastal communities to empower them for facing the risks of climate
change
Health
- Establish a surveillance programme for detection and monitoring of
climate induced diseases
- Conduct research studies on impact of climate change prevalence and
spread of vector borne and pathogenic diseases
- Develop research institutes’ capacity conducting research on health
impacts of climate change
- Strengthen the mechanisms for sharing information between disaster
management and health management agencies
- Launch awareness programmes on climate and health risks for
healthcare workers and the public
Human settlements and
infrastructure
- Promote climate resilient building designs
- Revise building approval systems to increase the climate resilience
- Conduct research studies on climate resilient building designs, green
building concepts and alternative materials
- Conduct training programmes on climate resilient buildings for industry
stakeholders
- Prepare hazard preparedness plans for urban, rural and estate
settlements
Ecosystems and
biodiversity
- Conduct research studies on climate change impacts on ecosystems and
biodiversity
- Establish a comprehensive programme to monitor climate change
impacts on key natural ecosystems and biodiversity
- Prepare adaptive management programmes for climate sensitive
ecosystems
- Prepare recovery plans for highly threatened ecosystems and species
- Develop research institutes’ capacity for conducting research on climate
change impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity
Tourism and recreation- Increase the awareness of tour industry operators on climate change
and its impacts
- Establish emergency communication channels for tourists and
operators
- Identify tourism facilities in vulnerable areas and make arrangements
to increase the climate resilience of them
- Assess the current promotional strategies with connection to emerging
scenarios of climate change and adjust them accordingly
- Conduct research studies on climate change impacts on tourism and
recreation
Export and agriculture sector - Introduce new cultivars/clones tolerant to heat, drought and flood and
resistant to disease and pest attacks
- Promote improved nursery and plant management practices and
sustainable cropping systems to increase the climate resilience of
plantations and crops
- Conduct research studies on climate change impacts on export
agriculture crops
- Identify and collect information on areas most vulnerable to disasters
and prepare hazard vulnerability maps for all crops
- Develop research institutes’ capacity for conducting research on climate
change impacts on export agriculture crops
Industry, energy and
transportation
- Minimize the fluctuation hydropower generation potential through
improvements in system management
- Diversify the energy mix with increased share of renewable energy
- Diversify the supply sources of climate sensitive agro-based raw
materials
- Establish an early warning and hazard communication system for
commuters and managers of energy, transport and industrial facilities
- Conduct research studies on climate change impacts on industry,
energy and transportation
For the full list of priority adaptation needs and actions, please refer to Table 6 to 15 of Sri Lanka's NAP. |
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