SARCAS 2018 in Colombo
SARCAS (South Asian Regional Civil Affairs Subject Matter Expert Exchange) 2018 organized by the Sri Lankan Army (Civil Affairs Corps) took place in Colombo from the 6th – 8th of August. The conference was aimed at bringing together the military officers specialized in
A-PAD Founders Meet to Strategize
Founders of A-PAD met in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia on 5th and 6th of August 2018 to review progress since its inception. A-PAD was launched on 23 October 2012 at the Asia Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in Indonesia. The founders representing
A-PAD in response as Super Typhoon “Maria” creates havoc across South-Western Japan
Heavy rainfall brought about by the onset of typhoon Maria on July 3rd 2018 has now escalated to torrential downpours across the southwestern region of Japan unleashing widespread floods and landslides that have left 190 dead, 70 missing, up to 8 million evacuated
“Human Rights in Complex Situations” – Sri Lanka as a Case Study for the CBi Network
The Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) recently conducted a webinar within its regional network highlighting the theme of “Human Rights in Complex
A-PAD Korea on a mission to uplift disaster affected communities
A-PAD Korea visited Sri Lanka to conduct a survey in order to implement a community development project in a disaster affected area. Their aim was to enhance the existing businesses in a previously disaster affected region by means of tourism. A-PAD-SL chose Kuchchaveli