Galle City Lowcarbon Presentation

Green Life in Galle
By
Methsiri de Silva
Mayor of Galle Municipal Council
2010
City Map
City Profile
• Galle Municipal Council is the third Municipal council in Sri Lanka
after Colombo and Kandy cities.
• The land area of the city is about 16.5km 2 and it is bordered by the
sea from south & southwest.
• The city is situated within the wet zone of the country with an
average rain fall between 1525-1900 mm per year.
• Average temperature is between 28°C-30°C.
• The population of the Galle municipality area is 112,252 of which
51% are Female and 49% are Male.
• The growth rate of population is 0.75% and 16924 of households
are available in the city.
• It has 15 Wards and 19 representatives.
City Profile
• Average temperature is between 28°C-30°C.
• The population of the Galle municipality area is 112,252 of
which 51% are Female and 49% are Male.
• The growth rate of population is 0.75% and 16924 of
households are available in the city.
• It has 15 Wards and 19 representatives.
• 3 Natural Site Available in Galle City
• City Limit has 6 wetlands
Draft National Environmental Policy
• The Ministry of Environment and Natural
Resources has prepared a Draft National
Environmental Policy for Sri Lanka through an
intensive consultation process where relevant
government officials, academics,
environmental experts, NGOs, the private
sector and provincial-level authorities have
been involved.
Policy Principles
• Environmental and Natural Resource Management will apply
an ecosystems approach.
• Natural resources will be managed so that it will be
ecologically as well as socially sustainable.
• Partnerships will be promoted among central, secretarial,
provincial, local, NGO, civil society and private sector agencies
to encompass the needs of ecological integrity with economic
vitality and social development.
• Environmental management will be devolved in concordance
with constitutional provisions.
• The precautionary principle will duly apply to situations
where the consequences of decisions are uncertain .
Green Life Case Studies In Galle
• Hiyare Biodiversity Forest

Conservation
• Implementing Biogas in City Level
• City Tree Planting & Adaptation

Hiyare Biodiversity & Forest Conservation
Introduction
• Hiyare Biodiversity Conservation running with Wildlife
Conservation Society of Galle was established in 1993 in
collaboration with the Galle Municipal Council.
• The society is registered in the Central Environmental

Authority under the reg. no.6/6/17/30.
• The objectives of the society are to create an interest for

wildlife in Sri Lanka among the school children and the
general public and work with dedication towards the
conservation of the wildlife in the city and suburbs.
Education Programs for School Children's
Environmental Education Programs
School and community tree planting
campaigns
Amphibians & Freshwater Fish breeding
centre
Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program
Maintenance of forest plant nursery
Direct Impacts
Potentially two new species of Devario discovered
200 native species with 185,000 trees distributed since 2007.
Publication Faunal assessment of Galle district.

Adaptive more 50 Schools,1000 Children for Environment Activities
and Education.
Plant Distribution to the Government Agencies in Galle
Davario spp. (Hiyare) Davario spp. (Sinharaja East)

Key Challenges
1.Lack of skilled Manpower

2.Human activities in Forest
3.Deforestation
4.Highly Plantation cost
5.Highly Animal Feeding Cost
Implementing Biogas in City
Level
What are the major Sectors implement
biogas in City Level
• Community Based
• Domestic Level
• Private Sector
• Government Institutions
• Municipal Council
• School
Key Impacts
• Reduce the Methane gas emission to air.
• Decrease the threat to Climate change and Global
Warming.
• Alternative Energy Source with Environment Friendly
way.
• One of Sustainable solution to Energy and Waste
problem.
• Decrease the Environment Pollution.
• Value add for Waste
• Can cultivate from fertilizer of Biogas unit.
City Tree Planting & Adaptation
Thank you
Contact: Methsiri De Silva, Mayor,

Galle Muncipal Council
Sri Lanka.
Tel : +94912234276 Fax : +94 912232702
Email : methsirisilva@yahoo.com
Web : www.galle.mc.gov.lk

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Green Life in Galle

• Hiyare Biodiversity Forest

• Implementing Biogas in City Level

• City Tree Planting & Adaptation

• The society is registered in the Central Environmental

• The objectives of the society are to create an interest for

Potentially two new species of Devario discovered

200 native species with 185,000 trees distributed since 2007.

Publication Faunal assessment of Galle district.

Davario spp. (Hiyare) Davario spp. (Sinharaja East)

1.Lack of skilled Manpower

Contact: Methsiri De Silva, Mayor,

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