Issue of development of Sri Lanka in 21st century:

Abstract

Continues change of the average climatic conditions globally or locally over long period of time refers to climate change. Extreme meteorological events such as irregular floods, droughts, strong winds are the direct results of the climate change. Sea level rise, coastal erosion, decreasing the bio-production and biodiversity, increase of diseases and epidemics that effect to human as well as agricultural crops has already been recognized as indirect impacts of this phenomenon. Both of these impacts cause to create various kinds of problems with several facets. Various types of environmental socioeconomic, political and cultural issues experience in the contemporary would link with or to the process of climate change. Therefore, national and international as well as regional and local level interventions have to be made to cater with the impact of climate change.