Sri Lanka private sector needs to be more mindful of disaster risk

Sri Lanka’s private sector needs to be aware of risks posed by disasters as it affects investment decisions, a senior officer of the government Disaster Management Centre said, according to EconomyNext.

The emphasis has changed from a previous focus on disaster management to disaster risk reduction now, said Anoja Seneviratne, the DMC’s Director of Mitigation, Research and Development. Increasingly, government and private sector organisations were looking for ways to identify risks before disasters occur, she told the ‘Sendai Spring – Turning Risk to Resilience’ disaster risk reduction forum. “Different risk assessments are needed for investments and for study purposes,” she said.