Climate change awareness gains momentum with successful international conference
View(s):The inaugural International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) 2017 held in Sri Lanka last month concluded successfully, providing stakeholders a great platform to discuss and address the impact of climate change.
The two-day conference hosted by the University of Colombo, was co-organised by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) and JLanka, Sri Lanka’s pioneer in renewable energy, and one of the country’s leading advocates in mitigating climate change, the energy company said in a media release.
The forum held at the Kingsbury Hotel Colombo, saw a large gathering of over 100 local and international climate change experts, engineers, scientists, researchers, environmentalists and sustainability advocates across multi-disciplinary fields, exchanging ideas, discussing challenges, initiating solutions and new ideas to minimise impact, sharing knowledge, and also networking and investing time to drive future initiatives forward.
Dr. Scott Denning, famed Professor of Atmospheric Science from Colorado State University, USA, and Dr. Eleanor Milne, Affiliate Scientist from University of Leicester, United Kingdom and Colorado State University, USA, delivered keynote addresses at the conference. Dr. Erandathie Lokupitiya from the Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, University of Colombo chaired the event.
Technical sessions covered a wide range of topics varying from greenhouse gas emission predictions to food security, from biodiversity conservation to carbon accounting tools, all sessions providing comprehensive insight into the latest trending topics on climate change, global warming and its resulting outcomes, the release added.
Dr. Denning along with V. R. Sena Peiris, Visiting Lecturer, Mechanical Engineer, Director/CEO – NCPC, Sri Lanka, also facilitated a workshop on ‘The Role of Industry in Climate Change Mitigation’, which saw the participation of close to 150 industry stakeholders. Dr. T. L. Pradeep from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Open University of Sri Lanka, and Consultant Structural Engineer at JLanka, also an expert in sustainable material and green construction, presented a case scenario of a local enterprise successfully mitigating climate change with a JLanka solar solution.
“When it comes to climate change mitigation, JLanka’s role is two-fold,” commented Srinath Dolage, Marketing Manager at JLanka.
“As industry leaders we set benchmark standards in mitigating climate change, and we also wish to disseminate the knowledge that we have gained over the years on this subject. The International Conference on Climate Change 2017 was the perfect platform to serve this purpose.”