Sri Lanka will take the lead in ensuring the developing economies have the resources to mitigate climate change – President

During the Presidential Environment Awards 2021- 2022 ceremony held on Friday (28) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted that it is not solely the responsibility of developing countries such as Sri Lanka to mitigate climate change in the world. The President emphasized that developed countries, which are the primary contributors to polluting the environment, should also contribute to the cause through funding.

The President noted that Sri Lanka will take the lead in ensuring that the developing economies receive the resources to mitigate climate change.

Furthermore, President Wickremesinghe acknowledged the need for new laws to establish Sri Lanka as a green economy. He announced that several new laws would be introduced in the coming years to address this issue.

At the ceremony, organized by the Central Environmental Authority, 90 individuals received awards under the main sectors of industries, businesses and projects, institutions, media, and society. President Ranil Wickremesinghe presented the gold awards, and Environment Minister Naseer Ahmed presented the President with a plaque.