As the Water Recedes: Sri Lanka Rebuilds

• Main Author: Vishalini Chandara Sagar
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Non-Traditional Security; South Asia; Southeast Asia and ASEAN
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81313; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40750
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tropical cyclone Roanu hit Sri Lanka on 15 May 2016 causing severe flooding and numerous landslides across the country. As Sri Lanka picks up the pieces and rebuilds, it is critical to evaluate the efficacy of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations to better prepare the coun...