May 10 (TheLedger) - The Cabinet of Ministers approved a LKR 38 billion, five-year coastal resilience plan on Wednesday, the largest commitment to climate adaptation in the country's history.
The programme covers sixty-one high-risk coastal segments identified by the Disaster Management Centre, with funding split roughly evenly between hard infrastructure (seawalls and reinforced groynes) and ecological restoration (mangroves and dune systems).
An automated early-warning network of 240 sensors and a new central operations room in Battaramulla will go live in 2027.
