Centre for a Smart Future (CSF)
@CSFasia
An interdisciplinary think tank advancing public policy ideas based on our own research, with a global network of practitioners, researchers, and advisors.
📣 New study! - ‘Researching Blue Financing in the Indo-Pacific: A Scoping Study of South Asia’ csf-asia.org/researching-bl… Especially interesting to understand possible regional mechanisms to support marine adaptation in #SriLanka and the Bay of Bengal
🌐 Exporting in Uncertain Times? The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is supporting a new survey by the Centre for a Smart Future to understand how Sri Lankan exporters are being affected by ongoing global trade tensions - particularly the recent U.S. tariff changes - which are…
Thank you @CeylonChamber for amplifying this and supporting the gathering of evidence to support business, trade association, and GoSL decision-making. If you are exporter with exposure to the US market, consider taking this short survey…
🌐 Exporting in Uncertain Times? The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce is supporting a new survey by the Centre for a Smart Future to understand how Sri Lankan exporters are being affected by ongoing global trade tensions - particularly the recent U.S. tariff changes - which are…
CSF's Medhini Igoor writes on 'Why Gender Matters in Climate Plans and Corporate Boardrooms' sundayobserver.lk/2025/07/13/bus… 👩🔬Gender-responsive national adaptation plans 👩💻Meaningful participation in climate decision-making 👩💼Women’s leadership for stronger corporate climate governance
Heat stress does not affect people equally. In Colombo, street vendors, cleaners & gig workers bear the brunt. Our new policy brief exposes the crisis facing outdoor workers & suggests solutions to build a cooler, fairer city. Read now: csf-asia.org/wp-content/upl…
Our next webinar ‘Boiling Point’ will present key findings from our report on heat stress in Colombo, followed by a discussion with @aarudpra & @UrbanPlannerNED on extreme heat in South Asia, its unequal impacts, and policy solutions. Register - forms.gle/zZsr4fMPgiE95H…
New policy brief alert by myself and @meghal92 where we look at the impact of heat stress in Colombo and explore pathways on how we must prepare for a hotter future. Many things should have started long time ago but there is still time to act. “It’s too hot” is becoming the norm.
Colombo is heating up- and outdoor workers are feeling it first. Our new policy brief explores how rising temperatures impact street vendors, gig workers and others exposed to extreme heat. How can the government and new CMC prepare for a hotter future? csf-asia.org/heat-stress-in…
New Policy Brief by @colombourbanlab of CSF tackles a critical, but under-explored, issue - rising heat stress in Colombo and impacts for outdoor workers. It draws on extensive interviews that reveal impacts + pathways to address climate change in Colombo csf-asia.org/heat-stress-in…
With import restrictions lifted, households are discarding their old electronics and upgrading to new ones. There is also a surge in new EV & hybrid vehicles. But have we stopped to think about how all of this adds to Sri Lanka's growing e-waste problems? csf-asia.org/sri-lankas-gro…
Climate impacts are rising, affecting numerous sectors of the economy. In this op-ed, we argue that Sri Lankan financial institutions must go beyond traditional risk assessment models and focus on the climate risks that loom over their lending portfolios csf-asia.org/why-sri-lankan…
Last week, @UKinSriLanka & @CSFasia were thrilled to welcome @UliVolz, Prof of Economics @SOAS to deliver a lecture on ‘The Vicious Cycle of Debt, Underdevelopment & Environmental Change’, where he highlighted the evolving link between global financial systems & climate finance.
Have you signed up yet? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… In this session we will explore: 🟢 Emerging issues in raising int’l finance for MICs green transition 🟢 How global tensions and geopolitical rifts influence the sustainable finance agenda 🟢 What Sri Lanka should watch out for
Sri Lanka’s trade and competitiveness reforms have long been an unfinished agenda. CSF economists reiterate that “we must now prioritise and fully implement these to build resilience” | ‘Eight priorities for Sri Lanka to respond to global trade challenges’ sundayobserver.lk/2025/04/27/bus…
