Assessments

Key Messages • As reported by KIs and FGD participants from Karachchi, heavy rains with floods, droughts, human-elephant conflict (HEC), and conflict with other animals were the main hazards impacting the communities. • Damage or loss of crops,…

SRI LANKA IN SUMMARY 54 percent of households experienced food insecurity (rCARI) 67 percent of households in the estate sector are food insecure; 53 and 43 percent respectively in rural and urban areas 70 percent of Samurdhi beneficiaries, 66…

1 Executive summary 1.1 Background and context Sri Lanka saw consistent economic growth in the years that followed the end of the civil conflict in 2009, with the return of internally displaced persons and fewer people living in…

More than one-third of Sri Lanka’s population is food insecure, amid the country’s worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. For a country in which food insecurity was at 9.1 percent in 2019,1 the shock…

Objective: The purpose of this survey is to gather relevant information on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on households in Sri Lanka, in order to inform policy responses by the Government and partners. Methodology: Data was collected from…

OVERVIEW Sri Lanka reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on January 27, 2020. The patient was a Chinese national who was visiting Sri Lanka. She was treated and she made a full recovery and returned to…

Sri Lanka was once again affected by severe floods and landslides, in May 2017. While the spread of disaster situation was confined only to 15 districts compared to the 24 districts in the previous year, increased…

In May 2010, pre-monsoon rains that were intensified by Cyclone Laila saw thunder storms and high winds, accompanied by floods and landslides, sweep through 14 of Sri Lanka’s 25 districts. The extreme weather caused severe distress to over…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The end of three decades of violent conflict between the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which ended in May 2009 lead to the displacement of a substantial proportion…

By World Vision staff Five years ago, on the morning of 26th December 2004, a massive undersea earthquake triggered a series of tsunamis that charged across the Indian ocean. The surging waves hit the shores of a dozen countries. Around…