Goals 13 – CLIMATE ACTION - Oxford College of Business Sri Lanka

CLIMATE ACTION

2024/25 Highlights

✔ Launched the Climate Resilience Business Lab to tackle climate risks through enterprise
✔ Deployed Campus Carbon Map 1.0 with heat and emission tracking
✔ Introduced the Green Skills for Youth Fellowship in partnership with climate NGOs
✔ Established RainSmart Zones on campus to model urban flood adaptation
✔ Continued participation in the Rotary 1Mn Trees Project with 5,000 new trees planted

Quantitative Impact

Metric Outcome
Youth trained through Green Skills for Youth Fellowship 30 fellows
Carbon hotspots identified through Campus Carbon Map 3 key zones
Business models incubated via Climate Resilience Lab 6 prototypes
RainSmart Zone impact on campus runoff 40% reduction during monsoon rainfall
Trees planted through Rotary 1Mn Trees (2024/25 cycle) 5,000 trees

SDG 13 Targets Addressed

  • 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards
  • 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into policies, strategies and planning
  • 13.3: Improve education, awareness, and human capacity on climate mitigation and adaptation
  • 13.B: Promote mechanisms for capacity-building in planning and management

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