Our Work

SLYCAN Trust advances climate action by integrating risk, sustainability, and inclusion into policy, planning, and implementation through research, capacity-building, and multi-stakeholder collaboration

Programmes

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SLYCAN Trust Announces Official Name Change to Clima Trust

climate impacts
Black carbon
Policy

Climate change, wildfires, and the question of black carbon

nature-based solution
Coastal Conservation
Blue Carbon

Mangroves, Climate Resilience, and the Future of Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Governance

Disaster risk management
CDRFI
gender-responsive

SLYCAN Trust highlights need for stronger climate risk finance mechanisms in Sri Lanka

Loss and Damage
Loss and Damage Fund

Key Outcomes of the 8th meeting of the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage

UNFCCC
Oceans
Biodiversity

Ocean governance at a crossroads: Key takeaways from the 2025 Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue

Climate Finance
Technology
Adaptation

From technology needs to finance flows: Bridging a persistent gap in climate action

Loss and Damage
WIM
Law and Policy.

Key Outcomes of the 24th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage

gender empowerment
Inclusion
Entrepreneurship

Women at the Frontlines: Advancing Sustainable Entrepreneurship in a Changing Climate

Adaptation
Climate Change
Entrepreneurship

Extreme heat impacts on urban informal settlements and the rural handloom sector in Sri Lanka

Disaster Management
Climate Finance
Climate Risk

Youth Partnership on Climate and Disaster Risk Management in Sri Lanka Launched

Sri Lanka NEXT
Stakeholder Engagement
Youth Forum 2017

Youth Forum on Climate Change 2017

Youth
Youth Engagement
Climate Change

Youth and Climate Change: Making a difference

Climate Change

World Summit Climate and Territories

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World Oceans Day 2018

Sri Lanka

World Environment Day 2018: Beat Plastic Pollution

Climate Finance

Workshop Outcomes: Exploring the Climate Finance and Debt Nexus

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Workshop on Synergies between Climate Action, SDGs, Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Livestock Sector

Loss and Damage
climate impacts
disasters

Workshop on Identifying Gaps and Needs Related to Addressing Climate-Induced Loss and Damage in Sri Lanka

Governance
Legal
Policy

Working towards a global treaty on plastic pollution to protect the planet

Adaptation
Empowerment
Entrepreneurs

Women entrepreneurs and climate resilience in Sri Lanka: turning global commitments into local solutions

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Women, Children and Climate Change: The Struggles of Vulnerable Groups Forced to Move

Sri Lanka

Women and Literacy

Climate-Friendly Food Systems
sustainability
ethical

‘What makes any business ethical is your mindset’: A chat with Dinali Dandeniya

Equity
Gendered Implications
Intergenerational

Vulnerable Populations in the Context of Climate Change and Mental Health: Who Suffers Most and Contributing Factors

Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS
Capacity Building

Update on the Paris Committee on Capacity Building

Climate Finance
Mobilizing Finance
Loss and Damage

Unpacking Finance for Loss and Damage: Insights from the ClimaComms Dialogue in Bonn

Standing Committee on Finance
SCF
Climate Finance

Understanding the Outcomes of the 38th Meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance

Adaptation
Climate Mobility
Cross-Border

Understanding the Nexus of Climate Change, Security, and Human Mobility in the Karamoja Sub-Region of Uganda

Fashion and textile
Action for Climate Empowerment
CDRFI

Understanding the Needs of Local Government in Building Climate Resilience in the Tourism Sector: Insights from Bentota, Sri Lanka

Loss and Damage
climate impacts
disasters

Understanding the evidence: Climate change, human mobility, and the need for data

CDRFI
insurance
Partnerships

Understanding the climate risk management ecosystem for paddy value chains in Sri Lanka

Resilience
Adaptation
climate action

Understanding Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change

Climate Change
Sri Lanka

UN Calls for a Shift in Dietary Patterns towards Meat and Dairy-less Products

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உலக சமுத்திர தினத்தன்று நடைபெற்ற வட்ட மேசை கலந்துரையாடல் மற்றும் சதுப்புநில நர்சரிக்கான திறவு பற்றிய வெளிப்பாடு

Sustainable Food Systems
Plant Based Entrepreneurship
Ethical Food Systems

‘Transparency forms the core of Star Mushrooms’ ethos’: Nimesha Perera

UNFCCC
Climate Change
Loss and Damage

Transitional Committee on new funding arrangements for loss and damage holds its first meeting

Climate Policy
insurance
Tourism

Transforming Sri Lanka’s resilience in climate and disaster risk management

Disaster risk management
CDRFI
Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

Transforming climate resilience through collaborative action

Loss and Damage
climate impacts
disasters

Towards funding arrangements and a global fund for loss and damage

Youth
Capacity Building
Climate Change

திட்டத்திலிருந்து செயற்பாடு; உலக சவால்களுக்கு முகம்கொடுத்தலில்

Climate Change
Adaptation
Biodiversity

සමුද්ර තීරයේ දියුණුවට- ශ්රි ලංකාවේ කඩොලාන ප්රතිස්ථාපානය

Climate Change
Biodiversity
Adaptation

Thriving Coastlines: Mangrove Restoration in Sri Lanka

Youth

The Youth Debate within the SDGs

Climate-Friendly Food Systems
sustainability
ethical

‘The world is moving towards sustainability': A chat with Rajitha Ariyaratne

press release
World Environment Day 2020

The World Environment Day Webinar Series from SLYCAN Trust

Climate Change
Sri Lanka

The Value of Mangroves: Ecological Services of Mangroves in Sri Lanka

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The Value of Mangroves: Ecological Services of Mangroves in Sri Lanka

Climate Change
Climate Science
Climate Risk

The Urgent need for urgent climate action

Capacity Building
Climate Change
Sri Lanka

The Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Provincial Adaptation Plans and Sri Lanka's Third National Communication on Climate Change for the Southern Province

Inclusion
Inclusive Processes
Indigenous Peoples

The Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the UNFCCC Process

Animal Welfare
Biodiversity
Wildlife Trafficking

The Plight of the Pangolin: Biodiversity Trade and Trafficking

finance
Adaptation
Mitigation

The Nexus of Climate Change, Sovereign Debt, and Climate Finance in Fiji

vulnerable communities
Social Ptotection
COP28

The Nexus of Climate Change and Health: The UAE Declaration and the WHA Resolution

Adaptation
climate impacts
Climate Policy

The Nexus of Climate Change and Health: Key UNFCCC agenda items and workstreams

climate impacts
Climate Policy
COP28

The Nexus of Climate Change and Health: Interlinkages and Health in the Climate Negotiations

Resilience
Adaptation
risk management

The Multifaceted Nature of Migration in Africa: Impacts, Policies, and Perspectives

Policy
COP
Stakeholder Engagement

The IPCC AR6 WGII Report 2022 – Key Takeaways for Sri Lanka

UNFCCC
Stakeholder Engagement
fellowship

The Importance of Youth Perspectives in Climate Change Negotiations: Insights and Anticipations

Youth
Developing Countries
Youth Engagement

The Importance of Youth in a Country’s Development

Tourism
Action for Climate Empowerment
CDRFI

The Impact of Climate Change on the Tourism Sector

Loss and Damage
climate impacts
disasters

The hidden side of climate-induced loss and damage: Understanding non-economic and cultural loss

Biodiversity
Ecosystems
Animal Welfare

The Fight against Wildlife Trafficking: CITES in Sri Lanka

Animal Welfare
Wildlife
Endemic Species

The Fight against Wildlife Trafficking: CITES in Sri Lanka

Technology
Climate Finance
Adaptation

The Climate-Technology-Debt Dilemma: Financing a Sustainable Future

Resilience
Adaptation
climate action

The Climate-Mobility Nexus and the Thematic Targets under the Global Goal on Adaptation

Adaptation
climate impacts
Global Goal on Adaptation

The Climate and Health Crises, the Global Goal on Adaptation, and What’s at Stake at COP30

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TEDxColombo Vositha Wijenayake Youth for Climate Change Solutions

Climate Finance
Climate Risk
Climate Change

Technical Dialogue on Accessing and Scaling Up Climate and Disaster Risk Finance for Sri Lanka

UNFCCC

Talanoa Dialogue for Inclusive Climate Action

Biodiversity

සයිටීස් සම්මුතිය තුළ  ශ්‍රි ලංකාවේ වන සතුන් හා පැලෑටි ආරක්ෂා කර ගැනීම

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Sustainable use of Ocean Resources through innovation for Blue Economy

Adaptation
Climate Change
Developing Countries

Surging Oceans: The Acceleration of Global Sea Level Rise

Youth Engagement
youth empowerment
ACE

Supporting youth in climate entrepreneurship for transformative growth

Food Security
UNFCCC
NDCs

Study on Linkages between Managing Disaster Risks in the Long Term and Building Resilience to Climate Change for Greater Policy-Making Coherence

Resilience
Adaptation
climate action

Strengthening youth engagement in climate change and disaster risk management

Loss and Damage
Risk Transfer
insurance

Strengthening risk management and institutional linkages for climate-resilient agriculture in Horowpothana

Resilience
Adaptation
Risk Transfer

Stakeholders identify key actions for climate and disaster risk management in Sri Lanka

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Stakeholder Consultation for Mangrove Restoration and Economic Empowerment in Gampaha District

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Sri Lanka’s youth participate in UN Climate Change Conference

Adaptation
UNFCCC

Sri Lanka's Third National Communication Related Services

Disaster Management
NDCs
Adaptation

Sri Lanka's Preparedness to Address Climate Hazards

Animal Rights
Animal Welfare Bill
Animal Welfare

Sri Lanka’s New Animal Welfare Bill in the Pipeline

ACE
Action for Climate Empowerment
Awareness Creation

Sri Lanka’s hidden harvest: Unlocking the potential of lesser-known and underutilised crops

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Sri Lanka’s Food Systems and Climate Risk: Building Resilience Across Supply and Value Chains

Meatless Food
Meatless Monday

Sri Lanka Advocates Climate Change Mitigation through Meatless Lifestyles

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Sri Lanka Accreditation Board and SLYCAN Trust Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Work towards Sustainable, Ethical, and Climate-Friendly Production Systems

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සමුද්‍රීය පරිසර ආරක්ෂණ අධිකාරිය සහ SLYCAN Trust ආයතනය එක්ව පැවැත්වූ සය වන ජාතික සමුද්‍රීය පරිසර සම්මන්ත්‍රණය.

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සමුද්‍රීය පරිසර ආරක්ෂණ අධිකාරිය සහ SLYCAN  Trust  ආයතනය එක්ව පැවැත්වූ සමුද්‍රීය පරිසරය සඳහා වූ සයවන ජාතික පර්යේෂණ  සම්මන්ත්‍රණය

Biodiversity
Ecosystem-services

ස්ලයිකැන් සංවිධානයෙන් ලෝක කඩොලාන දිනය-2020 දික්ඔවිටදි සැමරෙයි

Biodiversity

ස්ලයිකැන් භාරය දේශගුණික විපර්යාස හමුවේ සමුද්‍රීය හා වෙරළබඩ පරිසර පද්ධතිය මැයෙන් අන්තර්ජාල සම්මන්ත්‍රණයක් පවත්වයි

Entrepreneurship
Climate Finance
EthicalX

SLYCANTrust et le Niger lancent le hub EthicalX Climate & Innovation au Niger

Entrepreneurship
innovation
MSMEs

SLYCAN Trust with the Ministry of Trade, SLAB & Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Launch Ethical Pitch Accelerator

Climate Finance
Climate-Friendly Food Systems
Ethical Food Systems

SLYCAN Trust unveils ‘Plant-Based Gastronomy: Tales of Sri Lanka’s Cultural Heritage’

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SLYCAN Trust Together with MCND of Ministry of Mass Media Initiated National Expert Dialogue on Financial Instruments Related to Climate Risk Transfer and Resilience Building

Climate & Innovation Hub
Economic empowerment
EthicalX

SLYCAN Trust signs MoU with Environment Ministry

Green Climate Fund
Sri Lanka

SLYCAN Trust Joins in Supporting Sri Lanka's GCF Application

Climate Policy
insurance
Climate Finance

SLYCAN Trust Initiates Second Phase of Multi-Actor Partnerships for Climate and Disaster Risk Management in the Fashion Sector

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SLYCAN Trust Hosts Session on Gender-responsive and Inclusive Risk Management through Entrepreneurship in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) during NAP Expo 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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SLYCAN Trust hosts Dialogue on Climate Change, Resilience and Just Recovery in Agriculture, Biodiversity and Forestry Sectors

Health
Food

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Health
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