Duryog Nivaran Secretariat c/o Janathakshan, No 5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha, Kirulapone, Colombo 00500, Sri Lanka
Damage to houses remain a key driver for the humanitarian response. Displaced individuals have been accommodated by relatives or are staying in safety centers. The government plans to close safety centers in some districts and allocate monthly compensation for families whose houses have been damaged....
Duryog Nivaran, a South Asian Network on Disaster Risk Reduction with over 30 years of experience, supports the Sri Lankan government's "Rebuilding Sri Lanka" Fund aimed at recovery efforts. With 25 years in disaster management, the organization is currently aiding the Disaster Management Centre in...
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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...
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The incessant rainfall from the 26th to the 28th of September has wreaked havoc across the central and eastern regions of Nepal. The rainfall exceeded 340 mm, the highest amount on record to date, and the impacts have been catastrophic. Massive floods and landslides triggered by...
Explore Ahmedabad's groundbreaking Heat Action Plan, a response to escalating temperatures exacerbated by climate change. After a devastating heatwave in 2010 claimed hundreds of lives, Ahmedabad launched South Asia's first threshold-based strategy in 2013. This comprehensive plan integrates early warning systems, coordinated agency efforts, public...
Between 2019 and 2023, India faced severe weather disasters, leading South Asia in casualties and economic losses. It accounted for over 80% of the region's deaths, with 10,000 fatalities out of 11,995. These disasters cost India $56 billion in damages, the highest in South Asia....
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst the impact of heatwaves became more severe, according to a new report from the World Meteorological...