Pillar I — Sustainable Governance
An island acutely exposed to ocean and climate risk, Sri Lanka pairs marine conservation with renewable energy ambitions central to the region's blue-economy agenda.
An island of around 22 million people in the northern Indian Ocean.
An island acutely exposed to ocean and climate risk, Sri Lanka pairs marine conservation with renewable energy ambitions central to the region's blue-economy agenda.
Positioned on the world's busiest east–west shipping lanes, Sri Lanka's ports and services economy make it a natural gateway for intra-regional and global trade.
Colombo has a long history of regional convening — from the Colombo Plan of 1950 onwards — grounding Sri Lanka's role in structured dialogue and consensus-building.
From Kandyan dance to ancient Buddhist sites like Anuradhapura and Sigiriya, Sri Lanka's heritage embodies millennia of exchange across the Indian Ocean.