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Honours Events
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| 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace |
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Prof. Munasinghe shows the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize gold medal and certificate at award ceremonies in Oslo in Dec. 2007.
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Exchanging mutual congratulations with co-laureate 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Mr. Al Gore, former US Vice President.
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Congratulated after keynote speech at 10th Nobel Laureates Summit in 2009, by conference Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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Receiving Anita Garibaldi Gold Medal and Certificate, highest Brazilian honour from Governor of Santa Caterina, with Prof. Yunus 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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Felicitated on behalf of Sri Lanka government in 2008, by four Cabinet Ministers: Hon. J. Seneviratne, Power & Energy; Hon. A.H.M. Fowzie, Petroleum; C. Ranawake, Environment; & P. Dayaratne, Plan Implementation (not shown), for bringing great honour to the country, as the first Sri Lankan to share a prestigious Nobel Prize.
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Receiving congratulations from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II regarding the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, after his Westminster Abbey speech on Commonwealth Day 2008.
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Felicitated by H.E. Chakib Khelil, OPEC President and H.E. Neeli Kroess, European Union Commissioner regarding the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, at OPEC Oil Summit in Algiers, 2008.
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Felicitated at Full Formal Assembly of Royal College, Colombo in Oct. 2007, for bringing great honour to his alma mater and Sri Lanka.
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| Achievements |
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Receiving from Bangladesh President, His Excellency Prof. Dr. Iaujuddin Ahmed, the Order of Distinguished Fellowship, in Dhaka 2005.
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Felicitated by Hon. Cristina Narbona, Spanish Environ. Minister & Prof. Thomas Schelling, Economics Nobel Laureate 2005, at "Sustainomics" book launch.
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Awarded the Swarnavahini Sri Lanka Abhimanya (Excellence) Prize for outstanding scientific and research contributions, in Colombo, 2006.
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Felicitated by Hon. Qin Dahe, Chinese Minister of Meteorology, at launch of book "Climate Change and Sustainable Development" in Beijing, 2006.
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Felicitated by Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva, on behalf of Brazilian Government for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, in Rio de Janeiro, 2007.
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Awarded the Sarvodaya Prize for exceptional contributions to humanity, peace and development in Colombo, 2007.
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Received the 2003 Adelman-Frankel prize for unique & innovative energy research contributions, from the Int. Ass. for Energy Econ. (IAEE-USAEE).
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Receiving from Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka Minister of Energy, a lifetime outstanding achievement award given by 16 premier Professional Societies, 2005.
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Congratulated by H.E. J.R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan President, for his new book on Energy Management, in Colombo, 1985.
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Congratulated by His Excellency Madhav Kumar, the Nepalese Prime Minister, after delivering opening keynote speech at International Workshop, in Kathmandu, 2009.
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Felicitated by Prof. Elinor Ostrom, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Economics, at 2010 launch of 2nd ed. of his highly acclaimed book “Making Development More Sustainable”.
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Congratulated by Prof. Joseph Stiglitz (centre), winner of 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics, and HE Jose Maria Figueres (left), Ex-President of Costa Rica, at UK launch of 2nd ed. of book.
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| Leaders-Stars |
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Welcomed by H.E. Ngole Philip Ngwese, Cameroon Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, when he gave opening keynote speech at the African Forests Conference in Yaounde, March 2013.
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With HRH Crown Prince Phillipe of Belgium (right) and Antonio Di Giulio, DG, European Commission, Dec. 2012.
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Congratulated by H.E. Eamon Gilmore, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, after giving opening keynote speech at 40th Anniv. Conf. of Trocaire, March 2013.
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Warmly greeted by H.E. Steven Vanackere, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, after keynote speech at Brussels Sustainable Development Summit (BSDS 2012), Dec. 2012.
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With Ms. Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Both delivered plenary keynote speeches at the major international conf. on “Communications & Sustainability”, in Brasilia, Sep. 2012.
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Warmly welcomed by H.E. Marco Antonio Raupp, Minister for Science, Tech. & Innovation, Federal Republic of Brazil, at the Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil, June 2012.
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Congratulated by H.E. Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria after delivering keynote speech at the Intl. Congress on World Hunger & Sustainable Dev. in Vienna, June 2012.
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Greeted by H.E. Jigmi Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan when he delivered keynote speech at the High Level UN Conference on Wellbeing and Happiness in New York, April 2012
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Congratulated by His Excellency Mario Soares, ex-President of Portugal, at the International Tribute to President Gorbachev organized by the Govt. of Portugal in 2011
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Congratulated by HE Guoguang Zheng, Chinese Minister of Meteorology and Climate at launch of Chinese edition of his book: "Making Development More Sustainable", in 2010.
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Those who matter most -- the future generations, including my grandchildren Linara (Lena) right, and Ayaan (Baboo) left.
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Welcomed to Governing Board of Green Cross Int., in Zurich 2010, by HE Mikhail Gorbachev, GCI President & 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Mrs. Sria Munasinghe also present.
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With Chinese action mega-star Jet Li, Chairman of The One Foundation, and Mrs. Sria Munasinghe, after delivering a keynote speech on sustainable development, in Guiyang, China, 2009.
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Felicitated by Taiwan Environment Minister, His Excellency Winston Dang, after delivering a keynote speech to Ministers and senior government officals, in Taipei, 2007.
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In discussion with Sheikh Al-Nahayan, senior Minister of the United Arab Emirates, on education and training for sustainable development, in Abu Dhabi, 2008.
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Exchanging greetings with former UK PM, Tony Blair, when they delivered twin plenary keynote speeches, to brief Chinese Ministers and senior officials at EcoForum 2009, China.
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With World Environmental Ministers, after giving keynote speech on "Integrated Environmental Planning for Sustainable Development", 2006.
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Greeting Danish Prime Minister, H. E. Lars Rasmussen, while briefing European Union Leaders in Brussels, in preparation for World Climate Change Summit (COP15), 2009.
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Welcoming UK Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher at the opening of the Victoria Dam, Sri Lanka, 1985. Prof. Munasinghe was Senior Energy Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka.
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Exchanging greetings with His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, in Valencia, 2007. Earlier, Prof. Munasinghe gave a keynote speech at UN General Assembly in NY.
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