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Friday November 13th, 2026

Debt-for-Nature solutions for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Debt-for-Nature solutions for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery As Sri Lanka charts its way out of the debt crisis, there’s a lot of conversation about the role that debt-for-nature swaps and the use of similar sovereign instruments, linked to nature. Our panel featuring the Ministry of Finance, Economic Advisor, Deshal De Mel, EU SWITCH- Asia Programme’s Climate Change Policy Expert Ranga Pallawala, and Environmental Economist Lucy Emerton discuss debt to nature swaps and their relevance to Sri Lanka. This series is an Echelon collaboration with the Centre for a Smart Future

Debt-for-Nature solutions for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

As Sri Lanka charts its way out of the debt crisis, there’s a lot of conversation about the role that debt-for-nature swaps and the use of similar sovereign instruments, linked to nature. Our panel featuring the Ministry of Finance, Economic Advisor, Deshal De Mel,  EU SWITCH- Asia Programme’s Climate Change Policy Expert Ranga Pallawala, and Environmental Economist Lucy Emerton discuss debt to nature swaps and their relevance to Sri Lanka.   

This series is an Echelon collaboration with the Centre for a Smart Future