Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who was the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the 19th International Conference of the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) held at Hilton Colombo yesterday presenting a memento to Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka in appreciation of his services in developing the renewable energy sector. Picture by Hirantha Gunatilake
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who was the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the 19th International Conference of the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) held at Hilton Colombo yesterday presenting a memento to Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka in appreciation of his services in developing the renewable energy sector. Picture by Hirantha Gunatilake
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday assured an international conference in Colombo that ‘climate change resilience’ would come to the forefront of the government agenda.The Premier made this observation participating as the chief guest at the inauguration of the 19th International Conference of World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) held at Hilton Colombo yesterday under the theme of “Green Colombo”.He said the government had to contend with many issues such as how to re-establish democracy, how to go about reconciliation, many economic problems including the high level of debt, drop in revenue.“This kept the government agenda full for about three to three and half years. Now we have the space to plan on issues such as climate change,” he said.The Premier said that climate change resilience was essential for a country like Sri Lanka for the future of this generation and the future of the next generatio. “We must ensure that the climate is safeguarded.”