HSBC Scales Up Clean Waterways Project to Restore Beira Lake
HSBC Sri Lanka expanded its Clean Waterway Programme, a public-private partnership launched in January 2026 to restore Colombo’s iconic Beira Lake. The initiative aims not only to remove waste from the waterway, but also to reduce pollution at its source through community awareness,
A-PAD SL Engages with University of Jaffna on Advancing Disaster Resilience Among Youth and Academia
During the team’s visit to Jaffna, A-PAD SL also engaged in discussions with academia. Facilitated by the Centre for Children’s Happiness, Jaffna, a round table discussion brought together members of A-PAD SL and staff from the Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of
A-PAD Sri Lanka Conducts Field Visit to the Northern Province
In June, A-PAD Sri Lanka’s team travelled to the Jaffna district for a field visit, joined by Ms. Saki Sato of the A-PAD Management Office in Japan, to engage with ongoing platform activities in the North. Over two days, the team engaged with
The World Food Programme Organizes a Multi-sectoral Workshop to Assess Emergency Preparedness and Capacity in Sri Lanka.
On 10 June 2026, the World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development and Social Security, convened the Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Indicator (EPCI) Workshop. The event aimed to evaluate the contributions of WFP’s “Climate and Disaster Ready” project
A-PAD SAR Team Featured in the CBi Annual Report 2024-25
The Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) – a joint programme of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – brings together business networks from across the globe to prepare for, respond to, and