Sri Lanka National Council acts on Cyclone Ditwah and disaster risks

From Ditwah To Data: Why Sri Lanka Must Strengthen Global Meteorological Partnerships

By Rusiripala Tennakoon – Rusiripala Tennakoon The recent experience of Cyclone Ditwah should serve as a national wake-up call. What the country witnessed was not merely the impact of a severe weather event, but the consequences of delayed interpretation, fragmented forecasting inputs, and hesitant decision-making. As climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of extreme weather, Sri Lanka can no longer afford to approach disaster pre…

Sri Lanka National Council acts on Cyclone Ditwah and disaster risks

The 16th meeting of the National Council for Disaster Management was held this morning (December 15) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo under the leadership of Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. During the meeting, a Cabinet Memorandum was presented on the establishment of a National Integrated Disaster Management Mechanism and proposed amendments to the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Act, No. 13 of 2005. The Council discussed …

Militarisation of Post Ditwah Relief: MOD Issues Guidelines for Accelerated Disaster Relief Operations • Sri Lanka Brief

Image: Deputy Defence Minister visiting NDRSC warehouse as HL-FRAC kicks off foreign aid coordination. Militarising post-Ditwah relief operations  Sri Lanka government has entrusted the Ministry of Defence to issue guidelines, despite there are other mechanisms for disaster management. Here are the guide lines issued by the MOD: The circular pertaining to the government’s accelerated relief program, intended to restore the lives of the people af…