IPS research on Environment & Climate Change focuses on the role of coordinated policies and strategies aimed at safeguarding the continuity of Sri Lanka’s natural capital stock. These include innovation and adoption of the right technical solutions, getting the structure of incentives right, and setting up effective institutions.
The rising scarcity of land, issues of agricultural productivity, and food security, coupled with the risks and uncertainty associated with climate change impacts, call for an integrated approach that combines decisions taken at several areas of public policy.