Duryog Nivaran Secretariat c/o Janathakshan, No 5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha, Kirulapone, Colombo 00500, Sri Lanka
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Duryog Nivaran Secretariat c/o Janathakshan, No 5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha, Kirulapone, Colombo 00500, Sri Lanka
Duryog Nivaran (DN) is a dynamic research, training, and advocacy network dedicated to strengthening disaster risk reduction and disaster risk mitigation (DRM) across South Asia. Our mission is to enrich the understanding of stakeholders by disseminating research findings, sharing valuable information, and exchanging insights on critical issues in disaster management within the region. Our vision is rooted in transforming perspectives on disasters and vulnerability, advocating for proactive disaster mitigation strategies across South Asian countries.
The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) is scheduled to be hosted by the Government of the Philippines in partnership with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) from 14 to 18 October 2024 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila.
.The APMCDRR stands as the preeminent platform in the Asia-Pacific region for monitoring, reviewing, and fortifying collaboration towards the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the regional level. This year’s conference, themed “Eyes on 2030: Enhancing Ambition in Asia-Pacific to Accelerate Disaster Risk Reduction,” holds particular significance as the first regional convening subsequent to the adoption of the Political Declaration of the Sendai Framework Midterm Review.
The UNDRR is currently in the process of updating the Asia Pacific Action Plan 2024-2027 for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Duryog Nivaran has been actively engaged in this process, providing comments and feedback on the initial draft shared by the UNDRR.
Drawing upon extensive feedback and comments received from a diverse array of stakeholders, the UNDRR has revised the Asia Pacific Action Plan.
Climate change, environmental and hydro-meteorological disasters pose significant threats to communities across Asia. The need for robust, adaptable, and resilient responses has never been greater. In response to this urgent challenge, a new regional consortium project is underway, with the goal of increasing adaptability and strengthening the resilience of at-risk communities. Funded by The Swedish International Development Corporation Agency (SIDA), this ambitious initiative will be implemented by a coalition of partners, led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Asian Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN) and Duryog Nivaran.
Duryog Nivaran, together with two of its members the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) and Janathakshan, carried out this project in three project locations of Gomarankaduwela, Abayapura and Mudcove in the Trincomalee District. This project was funded by The Asia Foundation’s Small Grants Programme.
The project was implemented between January 2021 to March 2022, a period when Covid-19 pandemic was at its height, and this project attempted to build capacities and to empower all parties to take responsibilities for their area/ community, to revitalise the social contract and strengthen participation, accountability and transparency. It also explored how community structures need to adjust to face the new normal.
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