Papers by Madhavi Ariyabandu
ESCOR award no. R7893. DFID supports policies, programmes and projects to promote international d... more ESCOR award no. R7893. DFID supports policies, programmes and projects to promote international development. DFID provided funds for this study as part of that objective but the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors alone. Various-Hotels, travel services Large, public quoted, Unilateral Ceylinco Group of Companies Various-Investment insurance Large conglomeration of 200 subsidiaries Unilateral , and long term Ceylon Tobacco Company-CTC Manufacture of Tobacco products Large, Multinational , public quoted. Unilateral Chemical Industries Colombo (Ltd)-CIC Manufacture of Chemicals Large, Multinational , public quoted Unilateral , and long term Hatton National Bank-HNB Banking Large, Public quoted. Unilateral and long term Hemas Group of Companies Various-travel, pharmaceuticals. Medium, non-quoted Unilateral Indra Traders (pvt) Ltd. Importing of vehicles Medium, non-quoted Unilateral John Keels Holdings Various Large, public quoted. Unilateral and long term Lanka Orix Leasing Ltd.-LOLC Leasing Medium, Public quoted Unilateral MSM Networks (pvt) Ltd. Communications Medium, multinational. Collective Mast Holdings (Pvt) Ltd. Manufacture of Garments Large, multinational Collective, long term Nestlé's Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. Manufacture of foods Large, multinational. public-quoted.
Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute, 1999
... The'alternative approach'clearly reflects the shift in para... more ... The'alternative approach'clearly reflects the shift in paradigms, where the emphasis is on being'proactive'rather than ... Develop sustained programmes of ... educational components pertaining to hazards and their effects, risk management practices and disaster prevention activities ...
Knowledge and Policy, 1997
... scale. At present, Village Hydro schemes at twenty-one locations in different parts of Sri La... more ... scale. At present, Village Hydro schemes at twenty-one locations in different parts of Sri Lanka generate electricity for commu-nity use. ... level. In almost all ECSs, there are elements of welfare orientation in shar-ing benefits. ...
Renewable Energy Small Hydro, 2020
Natural disasters devastate the lives and livelihoods of people and cause substantial dents in th... more Natural disasters devastate the lives and livelihoods of people and cause substantial dents in the economies. South Asia is the worst affected sub continent from natural hazards in the world. We in South Asia face a variety of hazards cyclones, floods, earthquakes, drought and landslides. The impact of hazards is severe on the large numbers of populations living in poverty, in hazard prone areas under extremely vulnerable conditions. Statistics given below indicate the damages natural hazards cause in the sub continent to life and property. In the last century alone, in India and Bangladesh 11,915,317 were killed because of drought, cyclones, earthquake and related epidemics. In the year 2001, 56% of people killed across the world by disasters were from South Asia, and 729, 033 people from Bangladesh, 21,026 from Nepal and 1,000,200 from Sri Lanka, got affected in various ways.
What is the link between gender equality and disaster risk? What lessons have been learned in the... more What is the link between gender equality and disaster risk? What lessons have been learned in the field and through scientific study? How can this knowledge be applied in practice to reduce risk and respond equitably to disaster events? The Gender and Disaster Sourcebook is a one-stop, user-friendly electronic guide to help answer these questions.
A Guide for South Asia, 2003
A Guide for South Asia, 2003
Women, Gender and Disaster: Global Issues and Initiatives, 2009
Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, 2009
Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management, 2003
Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management, 2003
Gender Dimensions in Disaster Management, 2003
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