Author: Theekshana Weerakkodi

Food, safe drinking water, shelter, hygiene and sanitation, health services, protection, and psychosocial support remain the priority needs for displaced households. Access to several affected areas continues to be constrained by damage to roads, bridges and other infrastructure.DCA in Nepal, together with Action Nepal, is...

Strengthening Community-Based Preparedness through Impact-Based Forecasting Implemented by Practical Action Consulting (PAC), Nepal. This project in Sindhupalchok, Nepal—one of the country's most hazard-prone districts—aimed to strengthen community resilience against floods, landslides, and fires. The initiative focused on implementing an integrated Impact-Based Forecasting (IBF) approach to ensure...

Projects Come and Go: How Do Communities Retain Impacts and Information of Development Projects? Implemented by Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS), University of DhakaThis research, conducted by the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) in Kurigram, Bangladesh, investigated the sustainability...

Strengthening Women Peasant and Rural Workers’ Resilience Through Local Governance Implemented by Hari Welfare Association (HWA).This project addressed the critical gap in disaster management in rural Sindh, Pakistan, where frequent flooding disproportionately impacts marginalized peasant women. Implemented by HWA in 12 villages across Shaheed Benazirabad...

DCA and partner organizations continue to support relief operations across Dhading and Nuwakot serving as INGO focal point and district lead in Dhading. DCA partner has established an operational office at a central location between Dhading and Nuwakot to support coordination and field operations. A...