Informes

Bee keeping: creating an essential link in earth’s ecology and an ecofriendly source of income By Ganga Kariyawasam (Manager, Reporting and Quality Assurance of SLRCS) KURUNEGALA DISTRICT, WESTERN PROVINCE, SRI LANKA – Pollination is an essential factor for…

By Ganga Kariyawasam (Manager, Reporting and Quality Assurance of SLRCS) Kurunegala District, Western Province, Sri Lanka – The farmers in the dry zone are highly vulnerable to the changing climate, resulting constant crop failures due to drought,…

DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the week 15, 1584 suspected dengue cases were reported in 26 districts in comparison to 1801 cases in 25 districts during the week 14. There is a 12.0% decrease in week 15, compared…

DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the week 14, 1801 suspected dengue cases were reported in 25 districts in comparison to 1461 cases in 26 districts during the week 13. There is a 23.3% increase in week 14, compared…

Overview 2022 saw Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since its independence, with depleted foreign reserves, reduced agricultural production, political turbulence, high inflation, and increased public debt. The economic crisis, compounded by the lingering effects of the COVID-19…

Shreya Shrestha “Today is a good day. We have rice and dal for lunch. Other days aren’t so good. We barely have anything to eat or sometimes nothing at all,” Selvi says. She’s been up since 5 am,…

Implementation of Timely and Credible Structural Reforms Vital for Sri Lanka to Reset its Course COLOMBO, April 4, 2023—Sri Lanka’s heightened fiscal, external, and financial sector imbalances and its fluid political situation pose significant uncertainty for the…

Description of the Event What happened, where and when? Several boats reportedly set off from Bangladesh between 25-27 November 2022, carrying displaced people from Rakhine, Myanmar. Based on previous movements and established routes, it is assumed that the…

DENGUE CASE REPORTING During the week 13, 1461 suspected dengue cases were reported in 26 districts in comparison to 1661 cases in 25 districts during the week 12. There is a 12% decrease in week 13, compared…

In Numbers Over 2 million people have received WFP assistance since the start of the emergency response in June 2022. 32 percent of households are food-insecure, and 73 percent of households continued to adopt negative food and livelihood-based…