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Sri Lanka can reduce disaster casualties

Source(s): Science and Development Network
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By establishing a uniform early warning and response mechanism and building national awareness on how to react to natural disasters, Sri Lanka can avoid needless loss of life, experts say according to SciDevNet.

“We need a little bit of planning, but a national mechanism will be in place sooner than later,” states Sarath Lal Kumara, DMC spokesperson, according to Science and Development Network.

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Themes Early warning Disaster risk management
Country and region Sri Lanka

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