The government has decided to publish a robust roadmap to raise funds for green finance projects in 2023, the President’s Media Division (PMD) says.
To this end, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the appointment of a Green Finance Committee, which will be chaired by Ruwan Wijewardena, Senior Advisor to the President on Climate Change.
A preliminary discussion was held last morning (Feb 17) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired by Wijewardena.
Green finance involves directing financial resources to address climate change challenges and to transition towards a low carbon economy, the PMD said in a press release.
The roadmap on green finance aims to merge ongoing processes like green finance, green bonds, climate finance, etc., into a single platform with a clear scope, measures, and targets. During the discussion, significant attention was given to these issues, according to the PMD.
Several officials, including Senior Additional Secretary to President Chandani Wijewardene, Additional Secretary Vernon Perera, and others, attended the discussion.
