North-East Monsoon 2019 preparedness by Sri Lanka
Since early November 2019, predictions of rainfall in the North, East, North Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces of Sri Lanka was forecasted by the Meteorology Department. In correlation to the forecast, nine districts were recipients of floods, high winds and landslides. Rains exceeding
Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Project Award achieved by MAS Intimates
MAS Intimates’ people and community work was recognized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce recently, as they won the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Project Award for their pioneering project on – “Partnering for Disaster Risk Reduction, Resilience and Preparedness.” In 2014, when A-PAD
New board members of A-PAD elected
The Executive Committee and Asia-Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD) Founder’s Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 8th of November 2019. Hereby, A-PAD International elected its new Chairman and board members, strategies in expanding A-PAD platforms in the Asia Pacific
Launch of the Election document- Right to Vote Amidst Disasters
Prior to the Presidential Elections held on the 16th of November 2019, the Disaster Management Center worked jointly with the Election Commission of Sri Lanka and A-PAD Sri Lanka to launch a detailed national document. The said document comprised of guidelines and operational
Participation of A-PAD at the World Humanitarian Action Forum
The 2nd World Humanitarian Action Forum (WHAF) 2019 was held on 15th and 16th October 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. The two-day forum, with the theme “Dignity in Humanity”, brought together humanitarian actors from 65 countries to strengthen partnership and collaboration. the forum shared