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First Sri Lankan to cross Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail – By Ayanthi Philip Sharlyn Perera Stafford, Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Stafford and Chan training and coaching organization based in Singapore and Sri Lanka, has become the first Sri Lankan to participate in the Pioneering Greenland Expedition organized by UN, HER Planet Earth in March 2020. Sharlyn in an interview shared her inspirational and gruelling journey to the Arctic Circle.  What was the main aim of the Expedition? In the past decade, climate-related disasters have led to the loss of 700 thousand lives, 1.7 billion people affected and economic losses of USD 1.4 trillion.  The primary objective of this pioneering winter expedition was to raise awareness and funds for these underprivileged women affected by climate change in the Asia region.  According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2019, various coastal cities will be affected by the sea-level rise, especially Asian cities ...