This portal is for students, faculty, resource persons and collaborating institutions of the Masters in Development Practice (MDP) being conducted at
the University of Peradeniya. This program was developed by the University of Peradeniya and the Foundation for
Environment, Climate and Technology (FECT) as the main partners.
The other partners included the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Maldivian Ministry of Environment
to whom FECT acted as the liason. This programme is supported by
MacArthur
Foundation,
Chicago as a node of a global network of 22 Universities that
are offering MDP. The Global Master's in Development Practice Secretariat,
based at
Columbia University's Earth
Institute coordinates this network. The MDP
curriculum draws from a range of disciplines across the Social Sciences, Natural Sciences,
Health Sciences and Management. In addition, the programme at Peradeniya has a focus on Southern Asia, the
sustainable development of tropical coastal areas and
small islands, adapting to climate change and disaster risk management.
In this portal, there are pages (linked to the top menu bar) which provides resources on the above topics and
more. Links for detailed information about the MDP program at Peradeniya and internationally are provided
on the left hand side panel along with links to the partner organzations on the right hand side panel. Also find
below some quick links to printable summaries of the FECT contribution. Further printable material is included
in other pages shown in the top menu.