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’.