Sri Lanka became a signatory to the United Nation Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) in 1992 and it was ratified in 1994. The Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment is the National Focal Point (NFP) to the

Among the countries severely affected by adverse impacts of climatic change, Sri Lanka has been ranked fourth in the Global Climate Risk Index for the year 2018. Considering the challenges of climate change, Sri Lanka has given special emphasis on formulating activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen country's climate change adaptive capacity as well as capacity building of vulnerable sectors and communities.