Safe and Sound: Your Essential Earthquake Preparedness Guide

Safe and Sound: Your Essential Earthquake Preparedness Guide

Jun 6, 2023

Despite not being traditionally known as an earthquake-prone area, Sri Lanka has unexpectedly experienced a rise in seismic activity. Over the past few years, a series of minor tremors have been reported, totaling 16 incidents in 2020 and 18 occurrences in 2021. However,

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Achieving Disaster Management: An Educational Strategy

Achieving Disaster Management: An Educational Strategy

Jun 1, 2023

A PREPARED SCHOOL; IS A SAFE SCHOOL Safe Schools: A globally renowned disaster risk reduction and management initiative adopted by A-PAD Sri Lanka equips the Sri Lankan school system with the necessary knowledge and skills for disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction, and disaster

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The Connecting Business initiative honoured at A-PAD Global Event in Tokyo, Japan

The Connecting Business initiative honoured at A-PAD Global Event in Tokyo, Japan

May 25, 2023

The Connecting Business initiative (CBi) was recognized for its continuous commitment towards enhancing global partnerships through international exposure, knowledge sharing and increasing global connectivity of local platforms at the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Forum held in Tokyo, Japan. The certificate of

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CBi Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand

CBi Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand

May 25, 2023

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

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A-PAD SL Collaborates with Disaster Management Centre and Department of Examinations in Developing Guidelines to Conduct G.C.E O/L Examinations (2023)

A-PAD SL Collaborates with Disaster Management Centre and Department of Examinations in Developing Guidelines to Conduct G.C.E O/L Examinations (2023)

May 17, 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

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