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Japan grants 37 million rupees to Sri Lanka for a disaster management project

Source(s): Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
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Japanese Ambassador Nobuhito Hobo and Ms. Megumi Kuwana, Program Unit Chief of Civic Force signed the grant contract for a project entitled “Capacity Building project on community-based disaster risk reduction” yesterday at the Ambassador’s Residence in Colombo, reported the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

The project amounts to 37 million rupees and is to be implemented for 1 year under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, a grant funding program of Japan’s Official Development Assistance. Sri Lanka experiences frequent disasters such as floods, landslides, drought and conflict. The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 left rural areas in the country devastated and highlighted the need for disaster management aid and a comprehensive response to deal with intertwined factors such as the impact of poverty and conflict.

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Themes Capacity development Community-based DRR Economics of DRR Disaster risk management
Country and region Japan Sri Lanka
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