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Overview of Current Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Practice in Sri Lanka: A Case Study

Table 2:

No NDCs Item on Agriculture Sector Case Study Finding
1 1. Minimize the pest damages, increase environmental impacts and health approaching with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Shading Plants, Brush Plants
1.1 Environmentally friendly practice including bio-degradable pesticides IPM Partially
1.2 Initiate appropriate bio-pesticides and bio control instruments for IPM Partially
1.3 Improve post-harvest methods with environmentally friendly technology packages. Partially
2 Initiate varieties resistant/tolerant to biotic and abiotic stresses rising due to climate change Yes
2.1 Varieties with heat tolerant Yes
2.2 drought tolerant varieties Yes
2.3 Varieties with flood tolerant No
2.4 Varieties with Salt tolerant No
2.5 Familiarize of Mature varieties Yes
3 Agro Ecological Regions (AERs) of Sri Lanka's maps will be re-demarcated with evaluation of current climate and future climate records and recommendations will be made available for suitable crops in different areas which has to be reduced level of vulnerability from impacts of climate change Basic data
4 Applications of land and water management for central highlands area, land and water productivity and where the marginal land degradation occurred will be improved. Yes
4.1 Alteration of Soil protection and land productivity. Yes
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