Case studies: national leadership award for disaster resilience
This booklet is a compilation of brief awardee profiles for the special awards called ‘National Leadership Award for Disaster Resilience’ presented as part of the 2014 National Safety Day in Sri Lanka. It includes case studies of disaster management in the country, ranging from issues such as pioneering disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Sri Lanka, capacity building for disaster management, NGOs, leadership and governance, community resilience, resilient cities, resilience to landslides and tsunamis, and others.
The selection of the Awardees was done after an open invitation from the Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL), requesting expressions of interestfrom aspiring organizations or individuals who have contributed in disaster risk reduction effortsin the country. There were sixty four (64) applicants.