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Sri Lanka's rising heat: Is El Niño the real cause? | Daily FT
Recent heavy rainfall was likely influenced by La Niña-type conditions, while the prevailing dry and hot weather is consistent with El Niño influence, though both are shaped by regional climatic factors Sri Lanka is currently experiencing unusually elevated temperatures, and weather experts increasingly point to El Niño conditions as a key driver. These global climate phenomena, though originating in the Pacific Ocean, have a strong influence on rainfall, temperature, and water availability across the island. Recent dry spells and high temperatures are consistent with El Niño influences, weakening monsoons and stressing water resources. Climate variability is no longer an abstract concept. It is now a daily reality affecting agriculture, water resources, and energy security. At the centre of this variability lies the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a natural climate cycle that alternates between El Niño and La Niña phases. These are not human-induced phenomena. However, global warming is altering the background conditions in which ENSO operates, potentially intensifying its impacts, making droughts hotter and rainfall events more extreme. What are El Niño and La Niña? These are large scale climate signals that influence weather. “El Niño and La Niña are a global climate phenomenon. El Niño and La Niña are natural climate cycles that have existed for thousands of years. They don’t occur on fixed cycle but there is a general pattern typically every two to seven years, which is very irregular. Historical evidence, from coral records, tree rings, and sediment cores, confirms their long-standing presence. The term “El Niño,” meaning “the Christ Child,” was first used by Peruvian Spanish speaking fishermen in the 17th century to describe unusually warm ocean waters appearing around Christmas. El Niño occurs when sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean become unusually warm. This weakens the trade winds that normally push warm water towards Asia. As a result, warm water moves back towards South America. So, the ocean surface becomes warmer. Consequently, rainfall patterns shift, often bringing drought conditions to countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. In contrast, La Niña represents the opposite phase. La Niña = “cooling of the Pacific Ocean. Stronger trade winds push warm water towards the western Pacific, (Asia and Australia). More cold water rises from the deep oceans near South America (strong upwelling). T...
Sri Lanka, Sustainable Development Goals - statistics.gov.lk
SDG Targets Targets falling under each goal can be viewed here. End poverty in all its forms everywhere 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women, and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions 1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable 1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance 1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social, and environmental shocks and disasters 1.a Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions 1.b Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture 2.1 By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round 2.2 By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, and older persons 2.3 By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, f...
Leading Climate Resilience from Sri Lanka's Tea Fields
This cross-sectoral dialogue transforms isolated projects into systemic change - strengthening Sri Lanka's collective capacity to meet global climate goals. Looking Ahead Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC's climate roadmap reflects both ambition and action.
Sri Lanka's Invasive Species Crisis: A Growing Threat to Forests and ...
Read here and here Climate Change: Fueling the Invasion Climate change is making the situation worse. Sri Lanka is warming and seeing more extreme weather, which can boost invasive spread. Studies show that warmer temperatures and shifting rain patterns help many alien plants extend their range.
