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Emergency support for flood management in Sri Lanka- Expectations for provision of real-time information for effective water-related disaster management by maximizing Japan’s advanced science and technology -

A devastating flood disaster occurred in Sri Lanka in late May 2017, leaving over 300 people dead and missing. Upon the request of the government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the government of Japan dispatched the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team to Sri Lanka to assist flood recovery efforts. The Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) assisted by sending a senior researcher as its expert.

Since further flood damage is anticipated in Sri Lanka, disaster-related information provided by using Japan’s advanced science and technology will be crucial for effective flood management. Under such circumstance, EDITORIA, which has developed DIAS, and ICHARM, which specializes in research on flood observation and forecasting, have decided to provide real-time flood forecasts and other information experimentally and to offer training and capacity development programs for proper utilization of these information.

Meeting with the Minister of Disaster Management of Sri Lanka on 5 June 2017 Inundated house along the Kalu River(Inundation height: 1.7m)
Meeting with the Minister of Disaster Management of Sri Lanka on 5 June 2017 Inundated house along the Kalu River(Inundation height: 1.7m)

http://www.icharm.pwri.go.jp/special_topic/pdf/20170706_english.pdf