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It’s raining in Colombo — but don’t forget the drought in the rest of Sri Lanka
Drought mapping technology and anticipatory action plans could help to manage disaster risk and mitigate the damage. Â
DailyMirror.lk: Flooding can be MINIMISED through technology
IWMI invents simple tech device to control water related risks and disasters
Press Release: Almost 75 Crore people in South Asia affected by climate hazards in last decade
New report underlines vulnerability of agriculture to climate hazards.
DailyNews.lk: No rain no grain
The rains are next expected in Mid March and the country needs to find a way to survive until then.
Increasing Sri Lanka’s rainwater storage will help protect people from floods and droughts
The symposium helped to reinforce the need to make better use of the country’s erratic rainfall by storing it and using it during times of water scarcity.
IWMI provides the Disaster Management Centre with flood information for relief efforts
by Renuka Jeya Raj
The onset of the Southwest monsoon brought incessant rains that lashed the Southwest part of Sri Lanka during the first two...
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