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IRI has provided outreach regarding seasonal climate predictions through lectures, seminars, newsletters, website, email and through popular writing. We have provided a quarterly newsletter on climate for South Asia for the last several years. A climate digest has been developed summarizing current information for Asia in the IRI global climate digests and other information. We are also supporting training and research as described elsewhere.


Lectures and Seminars

January 2003: Seasonal Climate Prediction for Water Resources Management in Sri Lanka, Office of the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Sri Lanka.
January 2003 Seasonal Climate Prediction for Water Resources Management, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, Colombo.
January 2003: Seasonal Climate Predictions and its Applications in Sri Lanka, International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka.
December 2002: Climate Prediction for Sri Lanka, Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
December 2002: Climate Prediction for Mahaweli River Basin Management, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, Colombo.
July 2002: The Impact of Oceans on the Climate of Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
July 2002: Review of IRI-MASL projects and plans for the future, Environment and Forestry Division, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka.
February 2002: Developing Climate Prediction for Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science,  Sri Lanka.
January 2002: Lessons from the Last ENSO in Sri Lanka, Department of Meteorology, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
January 2002: Exercises in Mesoscale Climate Modeling for Sri Lanka, Department of Meteorology, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
January 2002: IRI and Global Databases and Internet based climate resources, Department of Meteorology, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
August 2000: Climate Prediction for Water Resources Management, International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
August 2000: Climate and its Prediction in the Mahaweli Basin, Environment and Forest Conservation Division, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
August 2000: Climate Prediction for the Mahaweli, Water Management Secretariat, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
August 2000: Climate Prediction for Water Management, Department of Irrigation, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
August 2000: Climate Prediction for Sri Lanka, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka.


Popular Writing


Articles have been published in newspapers, newsletters and in popular websites on the following topics.

Development of Meteorology in Sri Lanka
History of Meteorology in Sri Lanka
Analysis of Climate Literature in Sri Lanka
Developing Climate Predictions for Sri Lanka
Cyclone Hazard and Response in Sri Lanka
Climate Change, National Security and the British Embassy
Climate Lingo in Sri Lanka
The Kandyan Climate and its Lessons
Climate and Power Cuts in Sri Lanka
Weather Forecasts on the Internet for Sri Lanka
Climate and Cricket in Sri Lanka
IRI Seasonal Climate Prediction for Sri Lanka
FAQ on 2001 Drought in Sri Lanka


Poster Presentations


December 2002: Posters at the Inaugural Ceremony of the Workshop on Integrated Assessment for the Collaborative Project on Impact Assessment and Adaptation Methods of Climate Change for Plantations, organized for officials of the Ministry of Plantations and Department of Meteorology, Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo.

February 2003: Poster Display for Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation and Minister of Science and Technology and Director and Deputies of the Department of Meteorology at the Mahaweli Authority Polgolla Offices

Presenting IRI Mahaweli Project Material to Minister of Water Resources in the company of the Ministry Secretary and Chairman, National Water Resoures Authority

Contact for more information:
Dr Lareef Zubair

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