Sri Lankan partners have actively collaborated with the Vedda Indigenous people in 9 communities since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Home gardens, forest-based (food and medicine), culture-based fisheries
Drought and excessive heat, floods, unpredictable extreme climatic events
Issues related to access to forest, human-elephant conflicts, impacts from government policy decision on banned fertilizer, limited economic opportunities, socially marginalized
Principal Investigator
Virginia Tech
United States of America, Sri Lanka
Professor Eranga Galappaththi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Virginia Tech, USA. Eranga led Indigenous research in Sri Lanka. His research is focused on climate change adaptation in remote Indigenous communities and their local food systems.
Collaborator
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
United States of America, Sri Lanka
Chrishma Pereras a Master's Student in Geography at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, USA. She is from Sri Lanka. Chrishma is passionate about Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples, Health, and Sustainability.
Collaborator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
United States of America, Sri Lanka
Indunil Dharmasiri is a master’s student in Geography at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the United States. She contribute to IPON as a Research Assistant of the Sri Lanka research team. Indunil currently works in research areas such as climate change adaptations, vulnerability, Indigenous Peoples, and entrepreneurship.
Collaborator
Department of Geography, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
United States of America, Sri Lanka
Sithuni Mimasha is a Geography Master's degree student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is originally from Sri Lanka. Sithuni focuses on topics related to Indigenous peoples, climate change, resilience, and food systems.
2023
2023
2022
