The Story of Mutubanda - drought and climate change in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka already experience the impacts of climate change. Mutubanda has grown rice half his life but increasing frequency and duration of droughts are threatening his harvest. He uses traditional drought-resistant seed varieties to adapt to the changing conditions. Even this method of adaptation is under threat as the probability of future droughts increases as a result of climate change. This is one story of many.

Director: Dinuksha Wattegama
Producer: Practical Action (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)
Documentary funded by the European Commission
Project funded by the Big Lottery Fund
http://practicalaction.org/south-asia/region_south_asia

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• drought
• climate change
• farming
• South Asia
• Sri Lanka
• rice
• harvest
• seeds
• development