A Civil-Military Collaboration: A-PAD International Swift Water Search & Rescue Training
The annual A-PAD International Swift Water Search and Rescue Training was conducted from July 13th, 2023, to July 20th, 2023, at China Bay, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Aiming towards reaching INSARAG standards in Search and Rescue within the national context, this civil-military initiative was
Safe and Sound: Your Essential Earthquake Preparedness Guide
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,
Achieving Disaster Management: An Educational Strategy
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
A Roadmap to Creating Sustainable and Resilient MSMEs in the Northern Peninsula & Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
A Tripartite Partnership between A-PAD Sri Lanka, UNDP Sri Lanka and The Connecting Business Initiative birthed series of workshops curated towards bolstering the MSMEs belonging to the Tourism Sector of Sri Lanka were carried out in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri
A-PAD Revisits Rainwater Harvesting Tanks in Kayts
On the 21st of March 2022, the A-PAD SL team visited the island of Kayts located in the Administrative District of Jaffna and engaged in a monitoring of rainwater harvesting systems, which were installed in 2016. The initiation of this project was carried