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2002年より立命館アジア太平洋大学にて、アジア太平洋国際社会学を学ぶ。在学中は、スリランカ文化祭のリーダーとして活躍したり、津波で被害を受けたスリランカ学校の図書館の建設のための寄付を行うなど、積極的に活動。貧困削減や世界平和については関心が深い。
Hello everyone,
I'm a Sri Lankan working for A-WING INTERNATIONAL Co., LTD an energy solution company in Japan. We are working towards implementing sustainable green energies such as wind and solar power solutions. In this blog we wish to discuss about the effects of global warming, ways to reduce green house gasses, green energies and etc.
As my very first post I would talk about how my country has been affected by global warming. For those who do not know much about Sri Lanka, it is a tiny island with a population of 21 million and is located in the Indian Ocean. The climate in Sri Lanka can be described as tropical and warm. Agriculture and exports are the main sources of income in the country.
Global warming and climate change is becoming one of the most talked about topics around the world as well as in Sri Lanka, these days. And it is a fact, that the world is experiencing environmental changes due to adverse effects of global warming and climate change. No matter of its size or the amount of carbon dioxide and other green house gases one country produces, even the smallest country like mine is threatened by global warming.
In Sri Lanka, burning of fuel-wood and petroleum are the main sources of greenhouse gases. Transportation, commercial, household and agricultural activities too contribute towards release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. No matter we produce very less Co2 and green house gasses compared to those developed countries our own contribution to global warming has adverse impact on the weather in the country itself. As a result unpredictable weather patterns, excessive rain, lasting droughts and unusual increase in temperature are among possible adverse effects of global warming in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, home to one of the world's unique and beautiful marine life is at a risk of gradually losing its natural wealth due to global warming. According to Scientists the greenhouse effect and global warming will increase the global temperature rapidly in coming years and will raise the sea level by about 1-2m and they fear that the countries of tropical belt such as Sri Lanka and the Maldives could submerge in the near future. The coastal zone in Sri Lanka represents a unique eco-system covering vast area of land. Within this zone you can find many co-systems such as estuarine habitats, mangroves, lagoons and coral reef. The adverse impacts of weather change due to global warming have increased coastal erosion and changes in the marine habitat. The coral reefs are already experiencing the ill-effects of temperature rise and a further increase in the water temperature in oceans reduce the number of animals inhabiting them and also reduce regenerating capacity of reefs themselves. Sea level rise has threatened the survival of mangroves, which in turn has reduced the populations of marine life which is depending on them. If this situation goes on for long we will soon lose the marine habitat around Sri Lanka and this would further affect us both socially and environmentally.
Slowly deteriorating Mangroves in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Coral reef
Coral bleaching due to increased water temperature as a result of global warming
