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Eco-friendly home construction for returnees in Northern Sri Lanka

May 2013, Northern Province, Sri Lanka: UN-Habitat, one of the Implementing Agencies under the Indian Housing Project, is promoting eco-friendly construction techniques for homeowners in Sri Lanka’s conflict affected Northern Province......read more here

European Union Launches Housing Project for Returnee Families in Batticaloa District


May 2013, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka:  The new housing recovery project “Improving Living Conditions in Returnee Areas of Sri Lanka through Housing” was officially launched in the Eastern Province by a delegation from the European Union at a ceremony in Eravurpattu DS division in Batticaloa. Commencing in January 2013, this housing project extends the partnership of UN-Habitat with the European Union (EU), Government of Australia (AusAID) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to provide housing construction support to conflict affected families in the North and East of Sri Lanka. ......read more here

Australian Funding to Make More Sri Lankan Towns Resilient to Disasters

26 April 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Government of Australia is providing AUD 1,000,000 (LKR 130 million) to improve planning and community resilience in four disaster prone cities, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya and Akkaraipattu. This is in addition to earlier Australian funding of AUD 1,000,000 in 2012 for disaster preparedness in the cities of Balangoda, Batticaloa, Kalmunai and Ratnapura.......read more here

Japan Supports Rehabilitation of Community Infrastructure and Facilities in Conflict Affected Areas in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka through UN-Habitat


6 March 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Government of Japan is extending financial contribution amounting to 345 million Japanese Yen (approximately US$ 4 million) through the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for the “Project for Rehabilitation of Community Infrastructure and Facilities in the Conflict Affected Areas in Northern Province”. The signing of the Exchange of Notes between H.E. Mr. Nobuhito Hobo, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka and Mr. Yoshinobu Fukasawa, Senior Human Settlements Officer, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and Pacific took place at the Ambassador’s Residence on March 6th 2013 in the presence of Mr. S.B. Divaratne, Secretary, Presidential Task Force for Resettlement, Development and Security in the Northern Province......read more here

First Beneficiaries of the Indian Housing Project Complete Their Houses within Six Months


February 2013, Northern Province, Sri Lanka: Less than six months after the commencement of the Indian Housing Project in the North of Sri Lanka, several home owners have already completed reconstructing their houses. With technical support from UN-Habitat, Mr. V. Elumalaipillai from Killinochchi and Mr.Srikanatha Kandiah from Mullaitivu district are among the eight beneficiaries to successfully complete their houses in January 2013. In total, 40,000 houses will be constructed under this Phase of the Indian Housing Project in the districts of Jaffna, Killinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Killinochchi using a “home owner driven” process of reconstruction. ......read more here

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Flood Risk Reduction Pilot Project Completed in Kalmunai Town with Australian Funding

May 2013, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka: The Construction of the “Udayar Road Diversion Flood Risk Reduction Pilot Project” was completed in Kalmunai town on 27th May 2013. This project was implemented by UN-Habitat through the Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies in Sri Lankan Cities project funded by the Government of Australia.........read more here

Training on Disaster Management Information Systems for Local Authority Officials

14 March 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: A training programme on “Disaster Management Information Systems” was held in Colombo recently for Local Authority Officials, and Urban Planners of Balangoda and Ratnapura cities. ...............(Read more)

Toolkit on School and Hospital Building Safety in South Asia

March 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Government representatives from Sri Lanka and the Maldives, professionals working in the construction sector, members of Professional Institutes and Non Governmental Organisations met recently at a workshop in Colombo to discuss the localisation of the “Tools for the Assessment of School and Hospital Safety for Multi-Hazards in South Asia”..............(Read more)

Launch of Housing Project for Returnee Families in the North and East with funding from EU, AusAID and SDC

14 February 2013, Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka:  The new housing recovery project “Improving Living Conditions in Returnee Areas of Sri Lanka through Housing” was officially launched at a ceremony in Iranapalai village in Puthukudirippu DS Division in Mullaitivu district recently...........(Read more)

National Forum on Climate Resilient Action Plans for Coastal Urban Areas held in Colombo

21 February 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Senior Government Officials, Academics,  Members of Local Authorities, Officials of UN agencies and Non Governmental Organisations as well as School Children participated in the National Forum on “Climate Resilient Action Plans for Coastal Urban Areas” in Colombo recently..........(Read more)

Workshop on "Trends in Housing" for Senior Sector Professionals in Sri Lanka

January 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka.  A workshop on "Trends in Housing", organized by UN-Habitat Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities, brought together 50  senior technical professionals from the leading national housing agencies in Sri Lanka.........(Read more)

 
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