Kicked off the operationalization of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Sri Lanka by conducting the First Joint Committee meeting on 13th October 2023 at the Ministry of Environment. Dr.Anil Jasinghe, Secretary Ministry of Environment, and Mr. Katsuki Kotaro, Deputy Chief of Mission/Minister of the Japanese Embassy are the Co-chairs for this Joint Committee to represent Sri Lanka and Japan respectively. The Environment Planning and Economics Division of this Ministry is the JCM Secretariat of the Sri Lanka Side.