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Strengthening Tsunami Preparedness in Sri Lanka: An Assessment of the Action Plan of Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme
This study evaluates Sri Lanka’s implementation of the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP) introduced by the IOC/UNESCO to enhance community preparedness for disasters, specifically tsunamis. The study was prompted by the recent Indian Ocean Wave Exercise (IOWave23), in which the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) encouraged its member states to test the effectiveness of the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP) indicators or similar national initiatives that intended to strengthen the preparedness at the community level. While the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of Sri Lanka has outlined an action plan aligning with IOC/UNESCO indicators, the country’s current economic crisis presents obstacles to executing these plans. Therefore, this study aims to assist the disaster management officials of Sri Lanka by identifying the priority actions from the action plan. The overall methodology includes summarising key actions under each tsunami-ready indicator and conducting a ranking-type questionnaire with experts who have in-depth knowledge about the current tsunami preparedness at the community level in Sri Lanka. The independent observers of the recent IOWave exercise were invited to participate in this survey given that the exercise already included the testing of tsunami-ready indicators and their involvement in the discussions with the DMC towards identifying the areas for improvement in strengthening the tsunami preparedness in Sri Lanka during the exercise. The study successfully identified priority actions, but only moderate agreement was reached among experts. Accordingly, it was determined that prioritizing actions such as developing community tsunami risk reduction plans, mapping tsunami hazard zones, and approving tsunami evacuation maps at the community level is imperative. The lack of strong agreement among experts may be due to an unclear image of the gaps that must be addressed at the community level. Therefore, a thorough evaluation of the existing gaps at the community level is necessary to pinpoint the precise areas for enhancing tsunami preparedness within communities.
Strengthening Tsunami Preparedness in Sri Lanka: An Assessment of the Action Plan of Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme
This study evaluates Sri Lanka’s implementation of the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP) introduced by the IOC/UNESCO to enhance community preparedness for disasters, specifically tsunamis. The study was prompted by the recent Indian Ocean Wave Exercise (IOWave23), in which the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) encouraged its member states to test the effectiveness of the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme (TRRP) indicators or similar national initiatives that intended to strengthen the preparedness at the community level. While the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of Sri Lanka has outlined an action plan aligning with IOC/UNESCO indicators, the country’s current economic crisis presents obstacles to executing these plans. Therefore, this study aims to assist the disaster management officials of Sri Lanka by identifying the priority actions from the action plan. The overall methodology includes summarising key actions under each tsunami-ready indicator and conducting a ranking-type questionnaire with experts who have in-depth knowledge about the current tsunami preparedness at the community level in Sri Lanka. The independent observers of the recent IOWave exercise were invited to participate in this survey given that the exercise already included the testing of tsunami-ready indicators and their involvement in the discussions with the DMC towards identifying the areas for improvement in strengthening the tsunami preparedness in Sri Lanka during the exercise. The study successfully identified priority actions, but only moderate agreement was reached among experts. Accordingly, it was determined that prioritizing actions such as developing community tsunami risk reduction plans, mapping tsunami hazard zones, and approving tsunami evacuation maps at the community level is imperative. The lack of strong agreement among experts may be due to an unclear image of the gaps that must be addressed at the community level. Therefore, a thorough evaluation of the existing gaps at the community level is necessary to pinpoint the precise areas for enhancing tsunami preparedness within communities.
Strengthening Tsunami Preparedness in Sri Lanka: An Assessment of the Action Plan of Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Dissanayake, Ranjith (editor) / Mendis, Priyan (editor) / De Silva, Sudhira (editor) / Fernando, Shiromal (editor) / Konthesingha, Chaminda (editor) / Attanayake, Upul (editor) / Gajanayake, Pradeep (editor) / Kannangara, K. K. C. L. (author) / Siriwardana, C. S. A. (author) / Liyanarachchige, C. (author)
International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment ; 2023 ; Kandy, Sri Lanka
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment ; Chapter: 33 ; 447-459
2024-08-28
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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