Duryog Nivaran Secretariat c/o Janathakshan, No 5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha, Kirulapone, Colombo 00500, Sri Lanka
Find out updated information on the effects of floods and landslides that affected Sri Lanka and the ongoing relief needs of affected communities from the designated government departments in Sri Lanka. The key government agencies are Department of Irrigation, National Building Research Organisation, Department of...
Effective disaster communication is crucial and must be delivered in simple, understandable formats and local languages. Duryog Nivaran strongly urges all agencies responsible for disaster communication in Sri Lanka to provide evacuation alerts, early warning messages, and recovery information in both Sinhala and Tamil. This approach...
Duryog Nivaran's ongoing initiative, “Strengthening Inclusive Disaster Risk Governance for Climate Resilience in Asia (SIDRRA),” is dedicated to enhancing inclusive and resilient disaster risk governance across South Asia. On October 28th and 29th, a workshop was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, bringing together ground-level organizations from...
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) hosted the 4th National Conference on DRR (NCDRR), on October 13-14, 2025, coinciding with the International Day for disaster risk reduction. The 4th National Conference on disaster risk reduction, brought together government representatives, development partners,...
As disasters intensify across the region, the gap between risk reduction needs and available financing continues to widen. This webinar will bring together financing institutions, civil society actors, and practitioners to reflect on: The challenges and shifting priorities of traditional aid and financial institutions Alternative and innovative...
The Gender Stakeholders’ Group for the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (GSHG) successfully convened a regional gathering as part of the Draw the Line campaign on 19 September 2025. This gathering brought together activists from across the Asia-Pacific to amplify grassroots demands and strengthen...
The report highlights the resilience and determination of peasants and rural workers in Sindh. By providing a thorough overview of the developments in the agricultural and labour sectors, the HWA seeks to guide stakeholders in addressing challenges and ensuring the protection of peasants’ fundamental right ...
Draw the Line is a global campaign calling for urgent action against the socio-economic inequalities and injustices that have fueled the climate crisis. As climate impacts become increasingly severe and extreme, the burden falls disproportionately on the most marginalized communities, especially in the Global South,...
This webinar will share key findings from a baseline study conducted in Kurigram, Bagerhat, and Cox’s Bazar by the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) of the University of Dhaka. The study highlights critical challenges, lessons learned, and evidence-based recommendations to enhance community-led...
The SIDDRA project aims to amplify the voices of communities, promote multi-sectoral discussions, and ensure the inclusion of women and girls in decision-making processes related to DRR. Formal and informal networks play an important role to increase capacity, raise awareness, create spaces and opportunities and...