Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
On 31 May 2025, War on Want hosted the conference 'Reclaiming Power: Organising for Just, Equitable and Ecological Transitions' in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
On a panel titled ‘Land and Food Sovereignty for a Just Transition’ speakers explore why land and our food production systems are central to resilience in the face of climate breakdown and to a just transition. They looked at how food sovereignty movements are building the alternatives for people and planet.
Chair:
- Sabrina Espeleta (War on Want, UK)
Speakers:
- Maheshika Premachandra (Movement For Land and Agricultural Reform - MONLAR, Sri Lanka)
- Golam Sorowor (Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation-BAFLF, Bangladesh)
- Natasha van Hoff (People’s Alliance for the Right to Land - PARL, Sri Lanka)
- Lela Khanom (National Women Farmers & Workers Association – JKSS)
- Zaigham Abbas (Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development, Pakistan).
On 31 May 2025, War on Want hosted the conference 'Reclaiming Power: Organising for Just, Equitable and Ecological Transitions' in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
On a panel titled ‘Land and Food Sovereignty for a Just Transition’ speakers explore why land and our food production systems are central to resilience in the face of climate breakdown and to a just transition. They looked at how food sovereignty movements are building the alternatives for people and planet.
Chair:
- Sabrina Espeleta (War on Want, UK)
Speakers:
- Maheshika Premachandra (Movement For Land and Agricultural Reform - MONLAR, Sri Lanka)
- Golam Sorowor (Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation-BAFLF, Bangladesh)
- Natasha van Hoff (People’s Alliance for the Right to Land - PARL, Sri Lanka)
- Lela Khanom (National Women Farmers & Workers Association – JKSS)
- Zaigham Abbas (Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development, Pakistan).
