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Sri Lanka

Past disaster eventsEM-DAT listing of disaster events in Sri LankaDisaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CREDRisk country profile from Index for Risk Management Damage and losses statistics from Disaster Information Management SystemsDisaster response and management data from ReliefWebGovernment policiesHFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/lkaRed Cross + civil societyIFRC appeals and info bulletins for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Communicable Disease Epidemiological Profile: WHO Country Guide for Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies

This country-specific epidemiological profile, developed by the World Health Organization’s Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies (DCE) unit, provides comprehensive guidance on major communicable disease threats facing resident and displaced populations in Sri Lanka. It was produced in the context of Sri Lanka’s protracted humanitarian crisis — a 25-year civil conflict that ended in 2009, which […]

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Sri Lanka Red Cross Society , IFRC – Working with Children for a Culture of Prepardeness

Insufficient knowledge on risks and risk reduction measures exposes communities to greater impact of hazards. Schools can play a major role in reducing the vulnerability of students and local communities. Educating school teachers and students on effective disaster pre­paredness and response mechanisms has a multiplier effect at household and community levels and will help create

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Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Sri Lanka: A Compendium of Good Practices

The compendium presents good practices of the community based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) approach implemented under a Disaster Preparedness project in the North and East of Sri Lanka, supported by the Disaster Preparedness ECHO (DIPECHO). Learning drawn from the project can be replicated and built into future interventions. The compendium also highlights the post-conflict scenario, and how CBDRR approach can

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