For effective disaster preparedness, an efficient and effective end-to-end warning system is indispensable. From having readiness to act 24/7 on any potential disaster threat, as well as to alert and motivate the at-risk communities, adopting immediate, appropriate measures to save lives, the development of Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) in such a context, becomes an essential part of Early Warning dissemination. In Sri Lanka, there was no proper early warning system in place, prior to the devastating 2004 Tsunami. It was only post-2004, that preparations of SOPs were initiated for all hazards. Today, SOPs are available for most of the common hazards in Sri Lanka.
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BEAUFORT SCALE – CONDITIONS ON LAND
ORGANIC FERTILISER: CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR URBAN WASTE
This newspaper article is a result of “From urban waste to sustainable value chains: Linking sanitation and agriculture through innovative partners” research project funded through the Knowledge and Linkages for an Inclusive Economy (KLIE) Grants Program by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). This project is a partnership between the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS-ISF), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Janathakshan (GTE) Ltd, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL).
පළාත් පාලන ආයතන බල ප්රදේශයන්හි ප්රජා මණ්ඩල පිහිටුවීම් සඳහා යෝජිත උපදෙස් මාලාව
බලාගෙනයි පාසලේදි, වටපිටේදි පරිස්සමින්
බලාගෙනයි පරිස්සමින්
බලාගෙනයි ගෙදර දොරේ පරිස්සමින්
SCHOOL DISASTER SAFETY PROGRAMME – ආපදාවන්ගෙන් සුරැකෙමු, නිදහසේ උගනිමු
EVACUATION GUIDELINES (හදිසි ඉවත්වීම් මාර්ගෝපදේශය)
PARTICIPATORY DIVISIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN – MANMUNAI SOUTH WEST, PADDIPALAI, KOKADICHOLAI
සහභාගිත්ව සංවර්ධන සැලසුම – 2016 වර්ෂය සඳහා (සිව් අවුරුදු සංවර්ධන සැලැස්ම)
කෘෂිකාර්මික සංවර්ධනය සඳහා වූ සහභාගීත්ව සංවර්ධන සැලැස්ම – රිදීමාලියද්ද ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශ බලප්රදේශය
සිව් අවුරුදු සැලැස්ම 2016 – 2019 පස්බාගේ කෝරළේ ප්රාදේශීය සභාව, රඹුක්පිටිය.
කෘෂිකාර්මික සංවර්ධනය සඳහා වූ සහභාගීත්ව සංවර්ධන සැලැස්ම – මීගහකිවුල ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශ බලප්රදේශය
සහභාගීත්ව සංවර්ධන සැලැස්ම – 2016 වර්ෂය සඳහා (සිව් අවුරුදු සංවර්ධන සැලැස්ම) – මහඔය ප්රාදේශීය සභාව
කෘෂිකාර්මික සංවර්ධනය සඳහා වූ සහභාගීත්ව සංවර්ධන සැලැස්ම – කන්දකැටිය ප්රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨාශ බලප්රදේශය
පුහුණු මොඩියුලය – ප්රජා මණ්ඩල සංවර්ධනය සඳහා සම්පත් රාශීකරණය සහ පාර්ශවකරුවන් සමඟ සබඳතා ගොඩනගා ගැනීම
පුහුණු මොඩියුලය – ප්රජා මණ්ඩල නායකයන්ගේ නායකත්ව කුසලතා දියුණු කිරීම
පුහුණු මොඩියුලය – පළාත් පාලන ආයතනයන්හි බල ප්රදේශයන්හි ප්රජා මණ්ඩල පිහිටුවීම
CASE-STUDY: A PARTNERSHIP FOSTERING BETTER PREPAREDNESS
The SLPP endeavours to strengthen for the first time in Sri Lanka, the disaster preparedness capacity for effective emergency response by Government, Private sector, and the local Non- Government Organizations (LNGOs).The SLPP which commenced its activities in 2017, comprises the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) as the lead agency for the government, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for the Private sector and Janathakshan (Gte) Ltd. being the local partner for the LNGO sector. The SLPP foresees building of a strong and systematic partnership in close coordination and collaboration amongst the three sectors for strengthening Disaster Preparedness for Effective Emergency Response through capacity building, coordination and knowledge management and dissemination.
COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN (CDPP) OF KALUTARA DISTRICT, SRI LANKA
Developing a Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness Plan (CDPP) for a selected Grama Niladhari (GN) Division was identified as a priority area by the Disaster Management Center, Sri Lanka. The purpose of this CDPP is to bring all relevant stakeholders together to prepare at – risk communities during disasters. This will facilitate a more collaborative and systematic emergency management approach avoiding duplication of interventions, roles and responsibilities as well as maximum use of available resources.
CASE-STUDY: BETTER SOPS FOR EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
UNSTOPPABLE BUSINESS: RECIPE TO SURVIVE THE CRISES
The purpose of this booklet is to provide you, a brief introduction as a member of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise community in Sri Lanka, regarding the importance of disaster preparedness as well as Business Continuity Management (BCM). Whilst highlighting the corporate responsibilities and benefits of ensuring business continuity during emergencies, the booklet also introduces the concept of BCM as well as Business Continuity Planning (BCP). This booklet developed under the Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership is a quick and simplified guide for the MSME Community and includes topics such as, Do You Know Your Risks? In an Emergency; Are YOU Ready? NO Stopping; And Yet Continue, Reap the Benefits and The Continuity Plan. The booklet is available in both ENGLISH and SINHALA version for downloading.
IS CLIMATE CHANGE FUELING MIGRATION IN SRI LANKA
Climate change in Sri Lanka may lead to higher temperatures, storm surges and increased rainfall variability. These in turn impact agriculture and food security, water resources and human health. Extreme weather events and sea level rise lead to coastal erosion and loss of land, threatening livelihoods and forcing migration.
“Is Climate Change Fueling Migration in Sri Lanka” report’s primary objective is to explore the linkage between climate change and migration in Sri Lanka. Loss of income due to weather -related crop failures on one hand ….
LOCALISING THE TRANSFORMATION IN THE NEW NORMAL: A DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILISATION FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN SRI LANKA
The book proposes a ‘Domestic Resource Mobilisation Framework for SDGs in Sri Lanka’ and it intends to support the Government and its stakeholders towards implementing the SDGs in Sri Lanka. The objective of the framework is to engage public, private, civil society and all stakeholders at national, subnational and community levels in reimagining domestic resource mobilisation, reorganising the resource flows and reinvesting in transformational pathways towards recalibration of the context of implementing the SDGs. The publication is part of the project ‘Strengthening the Mobilisation of Private and Subnational Domestic Investments in Sri Lanka for the 2030 Agenda’. The project was supported by the GIZ 2030 Transformation Fund, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and coordinated locally through the GIZ Office in Sri Lanka.
TECHNICAL TRAINING MANUAL FOR WASTE COLLECTORS OF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
PLANTATION, PRODUCTION, AND USE OF BIOFUELS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IN SRI LANKA
This publication is the result of the research, testing, and subsequent information generated from stage 1 of the liquid bio-fuel project conducted by Practical Action and Technical Advisory Board on liquid bio-fuels in Sri Lanka. It is a compilation of the results and processes undertaken in the 4 key sections of harnessing bio-fuels: Plantation, oil expelling, processing, and application.
BEST PRACTICES FOR MICRO – HYDRO DEVELOPMENT
This book provides a through analysis of each stage of evolution of Micro Hydro in Sri Lanka and captures important lessons that are useful for planning and implementing of development programmes. The book is based on a study carried out in 1999/2000 as a part of an I international study for Practical Action with the intension of establishing best practices for village hydro development. This is an ideal publication for development planners and implementers especially in the renewable energy sector.
TECHNOLOGY & APPROACH – COMMUNITY BASED MICRO – HYDRO VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION SCHEMES
This booklet is designed for the decision-makers (non-energy specialists) and the future generation to understand the basic science and technology behind community-based micro-hydro village electrification schemes.