The Ministry of Port and Aviation Services is planning to use Satellite Technology to conserve the coastal areas of the country.

The Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum has offered to provide the technical support for the project to help conserve the coastal areas to help Sri Lanka successfully face environmental and meteorological changes, said the Deputy Minister of Port and Aviation Services, Rohitha Abeygunawardana.

The Deputy Minister made this announcement while participating in the second workshop on Space Application for Environment (SAFE) commenced yesterday (June 29) in Colombo.

The second SAFE workshop was co-organized by the Coast Conservation Department (CCD) of Sri Lanka and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Representatives from nine Asian region countries also took part in this event.

The two-day workshop will illustrate how satellite data on environmental changes can be used to face climate changes successfully.