President leaves to Egypt for climate summit, due to propose an international university

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe left the country this morning for Egypt to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP27, Food Security & World Leaders Summit, the President’s Media Division said.

President is to launch Sri Lanka’s Climate Prosperity Plan at COP27 in Egypt and proposes to establish International University on Climate Change

As the high-level UN summit on climate change starts today in Egypt, Sri Lanka and other climate-vulnerable countries will push for the need of having more funds for loss and damage caused by climate change impacts.
The country is also looking to make climate change an opportunity to develop technologies and gear towards a low-carbon economy, said Environment Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe, who is heading the official delegation representing Sri Lanka.
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