V.P.I.S. Wijerathne is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. Her research focuses on climate change, sustainable development, GIS, and remote sensing applications. She has experience in GIS-based applications, agriculture, and farmers’ behavior, with a particular interest in sustainable development. She has experience in teaching agriculture, hydrology, GIS and remote sensing courses at the University of Colombo.  She has published more than 66 papers in internationally recognized journals.