1. M.A.Wijeratne Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka
ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT AND ADAPTATION IN PLANTATION SECTOR OF SRI LANKA
M.A.Wijeratne
Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka

2. BACKGROUND LANDUSE – COCONUT 420,000 ha TEA 180,000 ha
IMPORTANCE OF TEA AND COCONUT INDUSTRY
LANDUSE – COCONUT 420,000 ha TEA ,000 ha
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS – 15%
EMPLOYMENTS MILLION PEOPLE

3. PLANTATION CROPS ARE VULNERABLE TO:
-RAINFALL (TOTAL & DISTRIBUTION/DROUGHT)
-MAX. & MIN. TEMPERATURE
-CO2

4. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
TO DEVELOP CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS FOR TEA & COCNUT GROWING AREAS (GCM AND RCM)
TO ASSESS IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEC ON - LANDUSE & PRODUCTIVITY
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
MAPPING OF VULNERABLE AREAS
. TO ASSESS AND RECOMMEND ADAPTATION OPTIONS
. ASSISTING IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTATION MEASURES

5. APPROACH BASELINE DATA COLLECTION– (AGRO ECOLOGICAL REGION BASIS)
TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, ESTATE YIELD, SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA
DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCENARIOS
MAPPING OF VULNERABLE AREAS IN GIS
CROP MODELLING FOR CROP PRODUCTIVITY BY 2050
IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF STAKEHOLDERS, SECTORAL LEVEL & NATIONAL LEVEL

6. DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF ADAPTATION MEASURES
BIO-PHYSICAL MEASURES
POLICY MEASURES
IN CONCURRENCE WITH: RESEARCHERS , STAKEHOLDERS AND
POLICY MAKERS

7. ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION OPTIONS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTATION MEASURES
RECOMMENDATION OF SUITABLE OPTIONS
AWARENESS PROGRAM FOR STAKEHOLDERS AND POLICY MAKERS

8. EXPECTED OUTPUT CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS VULNERABILITY MAPS
ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
TECHNICAL REPORTS FOR PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS