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Keeping the city clean from hazardous such as solid waste and garbages as well as reducing the impact of sea erosion
-keeping the city clean of waste and garbages
-plan and programme to equip and bring the city to modren standard
-keeping the city ordience
-the government has a draft policy on disaster risk management
-as soon as this policy is approved by the government, it will be possible to enforce all actors to plan & mainstream disaster risk management activities in sectoral plans
-the government at national level has different networks to coordinate and collaborate with stakeholders on activities related to disaster management
-the National Disaster Relief Commission (NDRC) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is the focal institution for coordination of disaster risk management activities in the country
-www.mia.gov.lr
-www.emanshion.gov.lr
Make Disaster Risk Reduction a Priority
-the city has placed a mechanism to allocate few budget to move vulnerable communities to safe place. This activity is top priority in the city
Know the Risks and Take Action
-the risks are clear. Most disaster risks are related to sea erosion. Communities that live along the coastal areas are always vulnerable to sea erosion. In most case it destroys structures that are located along the sea coastal areas
Build Understanding and Awareness
-Due to the awareness campaign conducted in the communities, most members of the community have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to move in a safe place
Reduce Risk
-the process have not started
Be Prepared and Ready to Act
-the City is prepared and ready to Act on disaster risks. The city is always living with risks such as sea erosion. But, we are trying to reduce the impact of sea erosion on vulnerable communities by conducting awareness campaign
We are still working to reduce problems related to avoid solid waste in the city
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.