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Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies for Sri Lankan Cities
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UN-HABITAT Sri Lanka launched a new project with the funding support of the Government of Australia (Aus$ 1,100,000) to establish sustainable disaster resilient and healthy cities and townships in disaster prone regions of Sri Lanka. It will be implemented in four municipal council/local authorities (MC/LAs) – Kalmunai, Batticaloa Ratnapura and Balangoda, which are vulnerable to disasters.
The project will be implemented by UN-HABITAT in partnership with the UDA, Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils and the Disaster Management Centre. UN-HABITAT and the University of Moratuwa will provide technical inputs in the areas of DR assessments and settlement planning. Communities will be linked to local authorities and empowered ......read more here |
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Australian Government and UN-HABITAT Support the Reconstruction of 3,785 Houses for Returnees in the Northern Province
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To mark the completion of the 18 month, LKR 1 billion project, the Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, H.E. Kathy Klugman, visited Kallaru village in Killinochchi District on 20th September 2011.... read more
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News Stories on Shelter Recovery
The Island, September 20, 2011: Australia, UN-HABITAT support for war affected continues
DailyNews, Wednesday, 21 September 2011: Australia assists Northern returnees
Sunday Observer, Sunday, 25 September 2011: Thanks to Australian Govt, UN-HABITAT: Shelter for the homeless
News First, Wednesday , 21 September 2011: Australian High Commissioner visits Kilinochchi
Sunday Observer, Sunday, 11 September 2011:Move to help displaced people in the North: UN-HABITAT launches $ 28 m housing program
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Move to help displaced people in the North: UN-HABITAT launches $ 28 m housing program: Dudly Jansz, Sunday Observer journalist reports on UN-HABITAT’s shelter recovery programme in the Northern Sri Lanka.......(Read more)
A National Climate Change Policy for Sri Lanka
UN-HABITAT, the United Nations Human Settlements programme is supporting the Government of Sri Lanka in formulating a National Climate Change Policy (NCCP). ......(Read more)
UN-HABITAT Extends Its Permenant Housing Support Programme in Northern Sri Lanka: 4,400 More Families to be Assited
With European Commission (EC), Australian government (AusAID) and the Swiss g overnment (SDC) funding support, UN-HABITAT intends to reach 4,400 new families with permanent housing support ........(Read
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A New Fish Market for Galle
The new Galle Fish Market reconstructed with the assistance of UN-HABITAT and BASF, was ceremonially opened on Thursday 6th January........(Read
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