ZERO DEATH CAMPAIGN Flood /Landslide Early Warning 2019 – Kalutara
A-PAD Sri Lanka in partnership with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) & Sirasa Gammadda kicked started the first street campaign on the 16th of May 2019. Reaching out to the three most vulnerable divisions of Kalutara Administrative District, namely Bulathsinhala, Palindanuwara, Walallawita, the
Private Sector Towards Disaster Resilience
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) recently conducted a workshop on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into Private Sector in partnership with Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Sri Lanka (A-PAD SL). The recent years saw the damage to private sector caused by disasters and the
Community Resilience in Managing Rainwater ~ Awareness in Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee
APAD-SL convened a meeting in Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee on “Community Resilience in Managing Rainwater” under the guidance of the Chairman of the Kuchchaveli Pradeshiya Sabha, Mr. A. S. Sajith. Members from local government authorities, private sector and individuals participated in the discussion which focused
Disaster Risk Reduction Training for School Children in Jaffna
The Jaffna district is one that is prone to severe lightning, floods as well drought. In order to make a resilient community educating school children that are the next generation is of utmost importance; therefore A-PAD Sri Lanka conducted several disaster risk reduction
A-PAD Search And Rescue Team Prepares For South West Monsoon
A debriefing was held with the A-PAD SL Search and Rescue team in preparation for the upcoming South West Monsoonal rains. The preparedness levels of the team and also the existing capacity were discussed for better coordination. Furthermore, new stakeholders were included into