CBi Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
The increasing impacts of climate change and natural hazards continue to be the main drivers of humanitarian needs in the Asia-Pacific region. From 2015 – 2021, disasters due to natural hazards affected more than 800 million people across the region, resulting in 53,000
A-PAD SL Collaborates with Disaster Management Centre and Department of Examinations in Developing Guidelines to Conduct G.C.E O/L Examinations (2023)
The General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (G.C.E O/L) examination is scheduled for the 29th of May 2023 to the 8 th of June 2023 with a total of 472,553 students, comprising of 394,450 school candidates and 78,103 private candidates. The examination will
A-PAD Conducts Regional Workshop in Tokyo, Japan
Led by the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management, a two-day workshop was conducted in Tokyo, Japan bringing together disaster management practitioners, experts and representatives from A-PAD national platforms including that of Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal
A-PAD SL Search and Rescue Refresher Training 2023
The Search and Rescue (SAR) team of the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Sri Lanka (A-PAD SL) took part in a refresher training on the 18th of March 2023 at Mount Lavinia Beach. A cohort of 16 civil personnel who have undergone
News 1st, Aitken Spence PLC and HSBC Sri Lanka honoured at A-PAD global event in Tokyo, Japan
On February 28, 2023, A-PAD celebrated its 10th anniversary with a ceremony held at the International House of Japan in Tokyo. The event was attended by numerous high-ranking Japanese government officials who commended the impactful work carried out by the organization across the