Strengthening Leadership in Disaster Resilience
Duration: 1 Jan 2012 - 30 Nov 2014
Department: ACD
Donor Agency: Tulane University
Location: Sri Lanka, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,
Themes:ACD
This program Objective is:
- To strengthen existing DRL capacity and leadership in Sri Lanka, in partnership with University of Peradeniya
- To support the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka to institutionalize disaster resilience leadership where necessary
- To support the network of global disaster resilience leaders through mentoring and facilitating a regional network of disaster resilient leaders that foster collective learning and resource sharing in Asia
- Facilitate and promote disaster resilience leadership at the national level in Sri Lanka, including the implementation of a National safety day Exhibition/Special Leadership Program focused on Disaster Resilience Activities, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Asian Tsunami
- Develop and design a publication with 3 DRL case studies in 3 languages
- Provide technical guidance in DRL programming that has been established at University of Peradeniya
- Promote the DRL fellows alumnae network as a learning and sharing platform in Sri Lanka and Asean region.