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Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 16Th Match to 18Th March 2020 This book brings together the abstracts presented and details of the industry, practice and policy events held as part of the International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 16th Match to 18th March 2020. The event was organised by: • Disaster Management Centre, Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka International Symposium on • Global Disaster Resilience Centre, University of Huddersfield, UK • Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Thailand • University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka Multi-Hazard Early Warning and In association with Disaster Risk Reduction To promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to • The International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) ICG/IOTWMS WG 1 on Tsunami Risk, Community Awareness and Preparedness th th • IOC-UNESCO IOTWMS, WG 1 on Tsunami Risk, Community Awareness and Preparedness 16 - 18 March 2020, • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sri Lanka Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka • Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka • Association of Disaster Risk Management Professionals in Sri Lanka (ADRiMP) • University of Peradeniya, University of Colombo, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka • REGARD (REbuildinG AfteR Displacement) • CABARET (Capacity Building in Asia for Resilience EducaTion) project on fostering regional cooperation for more effective Symposium Book of Abstracts and Proceedings multi-hazard early warning and increased disaster resilience among coastal communities • Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia • Regional dialog of Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP) • The United Nations World Food Programme • Asian Disaster Preapreness Centre (ADPC), Thailand • The United Nations Development Programme • The Japan International Cooperation Agency • ChildFund Sri Lanka • International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment International Symposium on Disaster Management Centre University of Moratuwa Asian Disaster Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Organised by: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Preparedness Center 16th - 18th March 2020, Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka To promote the availability and application of research, Ǧ science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 ǣ ȋǤȌ ʹͲʹͲ To promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 ǡ ǡǤǡǤ ǡ ȋǤȌǤ ȋȌ To promoteǦ the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 Book of Abstracts ȋͻ͹ͺǦͳǦͺ͸ʹͳͺǦͳ͹͵ǦͳȌ ̹ʹͲʹͲ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǤ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ ǣ ǡ ȋȌ ǡ ͳʹͲȀʹǡǡ ǡ ǣ̴̷Ǥ International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction ʹͲʹͲ ͳ ͳͷ͸ To promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 Kamal Gunaratne WWV RWP RSP USP ndc psc MPhil ȋSecretary, MinistryȌ of Defence Ǧ ǡǤ ǡ Ǥ damages and thereby negatively affect the country’s livelihood and the economy. ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Sudantha Ranasinghe RWP RSP MSc ndu psc ȋȌDirector General, Ministry of Defence Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ʹͲͳͷǦʹͲ͵ͲǤ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͳͷǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧȋ Ȍ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡǡ ǡǡ Ǥ To promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ͷ ʹͲͳͷǦʹͲ͵Ͳ ȋ Ȍ ǦʹͲͳͷ Ǥ Ǥ ʹͲ͵Ͳ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͳͷ ȋȌǡ ǣ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͳͷǦʹͲ͵ͲǤ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǣ ͳǤ ǡǡǦ ǡ ǦǦǢ ʹǤ Ǣ ͵Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ȋȌ ǡ namely to “substantially increase the availability of and access to multiǦ people by 2030”. International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction ʹͲͲͶǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ͵ͲǡͲͲͲǡ Ǥǡ ͳͻ͸ͲǤǡ ǡ ʹʹ͹ǡͺͻͺͳͶ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ȋ Ȍ ȋ ȌǤ ȋ Ȍ ʹͲͲͷ ȋ ǦͳʹȌǤ Ȁ ͸ͳȀͳ͵ʹ͸ʹȀͻͳǤ ͺ ǡ Ȁ ǡ ͵ͳ ʹͲͳ͵ ȋȌǡ Ǥ ǦǦ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ̵ǦǦ̵ Ǥ ǡ ǦǤǡ ǡ ǡǦǡǦ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǦǤǦ ǡ Ǥ To promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡǡǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǥ Ƭ Conference Chairs, International ȋȌƬ symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction Dilanthi Amaratunga ȋȌ ǡǡ ȋ Ȍǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ͵Ͳ ǡ ͶͲͲ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ƭ ȋǦ Ȍǡǡ Ǥ ͷ͸ Ǥ ʹͲͳͻ ǡ through effective early wanrign systems. In 2018, she received the “His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka Award” from the President of Sri Lanka, for the Ǥ ʹͲͳͺ Ǥ ͷͷ Ǥ Ǥ ǣǤǤ Richard Haigh Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǦ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ To promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ ʹͲͲͷǡ ͸Ͳ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ʹͲͳͻǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡǣȀȀǤǤ ǤȀȀȀ Ǧ Ǥ Dr Nuwan Dias ǡ ǡ Ǥͳͳ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ͳ͵ ȋ ǡȌ ̵ ȋ ȌǤ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Major General (Rtd) Sudantha Ranasinghe Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǣ International Symposium on Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Disaster Risk Reduction ȋ Ȍ ǡ Ǣ ͳʹͲͲͲ Ǣ ȋ Ȍ ʹͲͳͲǢ ȋ ȌʹͲͳͲǢ Ǧ ǡ Ǣ –Ǣ ȋʹͲͳ͸ǦʹͲͳ͹ȌǤ Dr. Chandana Siriwardana ǡ ǡǤ Bachelors’ Degree in Civil Engineering from ǡ ̵ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ Ǥ ǡǡ Ϊ Ǧ ȋʹͲͳ͸–ʹͲͳͻȌȋʹͲͳ͹–ʹͲʹͲȌ ǡ Ǥ Ǥ Ǧ ir of the ‘ASCENT festival’, a fiveǦ ǡʹͲͳͻǡ ǡ ǡ field visits with an international conference on ‘Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience’.
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