Assessments

Foreword This document is a compilation of rapid food security assessment carried out in 8 provinces of Sri Lanka to understand the vulnerability of households to food insecurity resulting from the disruptions to global and national food…

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…

Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and WFP warn Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity, and will likely deteriorate…

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’s food production hit by extreme drought followed by floods Rice production to drop by nearly 40 percent in 2017 - assisting farmers is critical to halt growing food insecurity 22 June 2017, Rome - A severe…

Sri Lanka has been experiencing ongoing drought since the beginning of 2016. In recent months, approximately 1 million people have been affected across the country by the drought. Paddy cultivation in the Maha 2016 season (the main…

By : SLRCS-Kegalle From 17.05.2016 onwards Situational overview Due to heavy rainfall which occurred throughout the month of May, a major landslide took place on 17.05.2016 at mountain called “Samasara”, located in Aranayake, Kegalle District in Sri Lanka. As per…

Report on the key findings of a survey conducted in April 2014 to assess the severity of the 2014 Maha season drought, and the impact this had on food security and livelihoods. KEY FINDNGS The Maha 2014 drought seriously…

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…