Disaster Management In Sri Lanka. From disasters in sri lanka for the period 1998 2017 is estimated to be around 0 3 of gdp annually 4 following the country s most devastating natural disaster the 2004 tsunami sri lanka enacted the disaster management act no. In may 2005 the disaster management act no 13 of 2005 was enacted.
The government of sri lanka has taken the following important steps towards strengthening legislative and institutional arrangements for drm in the country. As a direct or indirect effect of these hazards disasters and emergencies are experienced leading to much human suffering. In may 2005 the government of sri lanka enacted the sri lanka disaster management act no.
13 of 2005 dm act 5 the act laid the foundation for the disaster management framework in sri lanka.
This national dm plan ndmp which is developed as a major requirement of the act for the period of five years from 2013 to 2017 conforms to the act and the draft sri lanka national disaster management policy. Ministry of defence disaster management division. Distribution wise the overall disaster typology in sri lanka is not distributed evenly. 2011 5 12 2 sri lanka sri lanka is an island location indian ocean indian sub continent latitudes 50 55 90 55 n longitudes 790 42 810 52 e land area.
