President Wickremesinghe launches International Climate Change University

In a bid to address the pressing challenges posed by climate change and the need for robust institutional frameworks, President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially launched the International Climate Change University (ICCU) today (03).

President Wickremesinghe reiterated that, despite the global commitment to the Paris Agreement, no significant institutional changes were implemented to assist the world in achieving the agreed-upon targets. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, the ICCU aims to fill this void by developing postgraduate-level capacity building and serving as a crucial support system for climate sciences.

The campus for the ICCU is set to be established initially on 600 acre of land in Sri Lanka. However, President Wickremesinghe said  that the university will be an international stakeholder university and not be confined to Sri Lanka alone and announced that Bangladesh, Seychelles and Moldova have already pledged their support to the ICCU. He reiterated that climate action is not the sole responsibility of any single nation and called upon the international community to join hands in this endeavour.

The launch of the ICCU marks a significant step towards fostering international collaboration, knowledge exchange and building a collective response to the urgent and complex challenges posed by climate change.

(PMD)