On April 9th, 2024, the event "Championing Change Through Collective Resilience-Building" took place at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo. Organized bySLYCAN Trust, this networking session aimed to foster collaboration and explore how entrepreneurship across various sectors could strengthen sustainability and resilience in Sri Lanka and beyond.

SLYCAN Trust at NAP Expo 2024: During this year’s NAP Expo hosted by the UNFCCC and the Government of Bangladesh, SLYCAN Trust organized a session on gender-responsive and inclusive risk management through entrepreneurship in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) on April 24th, 2024. The NAP Expo is an annual outreach event organized by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group under the UNFCCC together with other partners to promote the exchange of experiences and foster partnerships between a wide range of actors and stakeholders on how to advance national adaptation planning. The overall objective of the NAP Expo is to raise adaptation ambition by advancing the formulation and implementation of NAP, share experiences and best practices, and serve as a global platform to advance technical and practical measures towards the development and implementation of NAPs. This year, the event took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from April 22nd to 25th.

While many people have stepped up on numerous occasions, advocating for a climate-friendly lifestyle is not easy to transition to. In terms of food, the lack of vegan options, having to eat food that doesn’t taste as good, and the significant expenses may deter people from a vegan lifestyle. This is not just a vacuum in the market, but a gaping hole in our communities that restricts choices for those who choose to put the environment first.