[SDI-AsiaPacific] Sri Lanka to develop environmental resource database

[Kate Lance]

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2011/apr/22/sri-lanka-develop-environmental-resource-database/

Sri Lanka to develop environmental resource database
The Central Environmental Authority will be developing an Environmental Resource 
Information Database on each district of the country using remote sensing and 
geo spatial data bases in an effort to effectively and efficiently manage the 
country’s resources. 

The Environmental Resource Information System will be used as a tool for 
environmental management, planning, monitoring, evaluation, and awareness 
activities of the agency. 

The spatial database will include environment-related information such as water 
resources, wetlands, wildlife, archaeological monuments, and socio-economic data 
at the Grama Neladari level. 

“Since Sri Lanka has stepped into the development phase, district wise data base 
would guide the country toward sustainable development” says Charitha Herath, 
Chairman at the Central Environmental Authority in Sri Lanka. 

The information from the database would be a vital tool for development 
planners, environmental researchers, university students, and government 
agencies in gaining a deeper understanding of resource management. 

In addition, the information provided in the database would also help the 
aforementioned beneficiaries in identifying environmental systems, monitor and 
evaluate factors that affect environmental resources, and enable government 
agencies coordinate their environmental efforts more effectively 
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