URGENT CLIMATE ACTION INVENTION COMPETITION 2026

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 11:47

Do you have an innovative idea to tackle climate change? This is your chance to turn it into reality!

Join us in celebrating World Environment Day 2026 by creating solutions that make a real impact. Whether it's clean energy, smart waste management, green transport, or sustainable living — your idea can shape a better future.

Who can participate?
School & university students, youth groups, community organizations, and individual innovators

What to do?

✔ Develop your own invention or concept
✔ Submit a 3–5 minute video explaining your idea

To submit your creation visit - https://forms.gle/1VoKfRreoXbU5MFy6
Or scan the QR below

• Deadline: 15th May 2026
• Exciting rewards await to be presented on World Environment Day National Program

• Innovate Today | Inspire Tomorrow
  Let’s build a greener, smarter planet together.

World Env. Day 2026- Short video competition

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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 May 2026 11:23

World Env. Day 2026- Short video competition    Sinhala PDF  /  Tamil PDF

URGENT CLIMATE ACTION – INVENTION COMPETITION 2026

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 10:33

Presidential Environmental Awards - 2026

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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 May 2026 11:16

Presidential Environmental Awards - 2026

Competition Categories

Applications are now being accepted for the "Presidential Environment Awards - 2026." Applications can be submitted under three main sectors: "Industry Sector," "Projects Sector," and "Institutions, Media and Social Sector."

The "Industry Sector" consists of two sub-sectors:"Type A&B "and "Type C&D" Under the "Type A&B ", applications can be submitted for 16 categories mentioned below. For the "Type C&D", applications can be submitted under 14 categories excluding "Hospitals" and "Packaging Industries with printing:

• Common waste treatment and management facilities/ Waste recovery/ Recycling/ Disposal or processing

• Chemical industries plants

• Vehicle servicing centers

• Food and beverage manufacturing industries

• Hotels

• Textile processing industries

• Pharmaceutical products and personal care products manufacturing industries

• Hospitals

• Rubber-based products manufacturing industries

• Animal farms

• Apperal industries

• Tea processing industries or Tea factories

• Packaging industries with printing

• Mineral related industries

• Timber and wood related manufacturing industries

• Metal/ Non-ferrous metal/ Machinery/ Electronic/ Electrical goods and equipment related industries 

Application For the Industry Sector -  Type A&B 

 Application For the Industry Sector - Type C&D

 The "Projects category" consists of one sub- category and three categories:

• "Mini Hydro Projects", "Solar Power Projects" (excluding rooftop solar power projects), and "Wind Power Projects."

The "Institutions, Media & Social category" evaluates six sub- categories:

• Schools

• Government Institutions

• Private sector Institutions

• Local Authorities (Solid Waste Management)

• Police Environmental Units ( Sinhala , Tamil , English )

• Non-Governmental Environmental Organizations (NGOs)

• Environment friendly Innovations (Schools / Universities & Tertiary / Open category)

• The "Media Sector" comprises two sub-sectors: "Mass Media" and "Social Media." (The Mass Media sub-sector consists of two categories: "Individual" and "Institutional," while the social media sub-sector consists of two categories: "Facebook Page" and "YouTube Channel." Evaluation will be conducted by considering all language media together.)