Tackling climate change brings enormous opportunity to create green jobs- Solheim

President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s international advisor of climate change Erik Solheim Thursday said that Sri Lanka is very vulnerable to climate change as the dry areas in its north are getting drier and the wet areas in its south getting wetter.Former Norwegian minister Solheim said the threats from landslides and extreme weather will increase and measures must be taken to overcome these challenges.

He told local media that tackling climate change however brings an enormous opportunity to create green jobs.

“Renewable energy, electric mobility, tree-planting, green agriculture and eco-tourism all offer huge opportunities for jobs and prosperity while taking good care of Mother Earth at the same time,” Solheim said.Sri Lanka ranked as the second worst-hit country in terms of climate change according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2019.