Sri Lanka

National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

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This study introduces the Early Warning, Action, and Finance (AWARE) platform to enhance anticipatory action through multistakeholder engagement.

World Health Organization (WHO)
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This article explores the potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) as a means of addressing these challenges through the integration of green, blue, and grey infrastructure, in particular in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

PLOS Climate
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This report presents a comprehensive emergency evacuation response plan tailored to the unique circumstances faced by Sri Lankan migrant workers during emergencies, structured into four crucial stages.

International Labour Organization
Cover and source: Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance
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This updated Sri Lanka disaster management reference handbook provides an overview of the country’s disaster management practices and details the systems in place to help communities cope with emergencies.

Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DMHA)
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This study examines (1) emergency preparedness and response measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) the feasibility of current Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies for managing compound pandemic-natural hazard events in Sri Lanka.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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The brief explains Sri Lanka’s vulnerability to climate-induced weather events and the challenges in key sectors, namely, energy, water, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, tourism, and manufacturing.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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This paper assesses the factors that influence willingness to enroll for crop insurance among farmers in irrigated and rainfed farming system in the drought-prone North Central Province of Sri Lanka using a logistic regression model.

Climate Risk Management (Elsevier)
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This report aims to map key climate-related risks and vulnerabilities related to climate change as well as the other aspects of food and agriculture in Sri Lanka in the context of climate change adaptation and climate-induced loss and damage.

SLYCAN Trust

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