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,…

OVERVIEW AND METHODOLOGY In early January 2024, extensive rainfall across Sri Lanka led to widespread flooding in various regions of the island, causing a substantial impact on infrastructure and livelihoods. The district of Ampara bore the heaviest…

Overview and Methodology In 2022, Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented economic crisis, coupled with high inflation, soaring prices, unfavourable harvests and depleted foreign reserves which resulted in a substantial impact on food security. This resulted in 28…

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…

This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a first assessment conducted between September and November 2022 in Sri Lanka. It presents key findings and recommendations for humanitarian actors to utilize in planning…

Food insecurity improves in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions An estimated 17 percent of the population is in moderate acute food insecurity in Sri Lanka, especially in the Northern, Eastern and Central Provinces, indicating an…

Overview of the assessment Target groups: Local actors, population groups affected by the crisis Objective: To understand the perceptions of affected populations and local actors in Sri Lanka on their needs, priorities and preferences in order to support a better…

In Brief According to the January assessment results, 32 percent of households are food insecure. In 2019,1 food insecurity levels in the country stood at 9.1 percent.* Over the past four months, food security levels have remained…

In Brief According to the December assessment results, 33 percent of households are food insecure. In 2019,1 food insecurity levels in the country stood at 9.1 percent.* Over the past four months, food security levels have remained above…

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…