香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播

Story 06 Aug, 2018

香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Sri Lanka partners with ChildFund to build youth capacity on Eco-DRR

ChildFund, in collaboration with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, is conducting a special project on ecosystem-based, youth-led disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR). As the initial step of this project, a start-up workshop to introduce the Eco-DRR concept to key stakeholders was held on 2 and 3 July 2018 at the Hotel Janaki in Colombo. About 30 participants, representing ChildFund and other local CSOs such as the Volunteer Initiative for Community Enhancement from -Puttalam, Vaunathive Development Organization from Batticaloa, Tea Field Child Development Fund from Nuwaraeliya,聽 Abhimana Community Development Association from Dambulla and the Community Development Fund from Trincomalee attended the programme.

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Photo: ChildFund Sri Lanka

Introductory presentation by Dr Ananda Mallawatantri

ChildFund is a leading international non-government organisation (INGO) mandated to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children. Due to the increasing number of natural and man-made hazards and vulnerability levels in Sri Lanka, ChildFund Sri Lanka initiated the project 鈥淓cosystem-based, Youth-led Disaster Risk Reduction鈥 to introduce and implement Eco-DRR approaches at village level and to improve youth capacities and leadership towards Eco-DRR efforts. Considering 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 technical expertise related to聽nature conservation approaches and tools, ChildFund partnered with 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in July 2018 to implement the project in four selected districts 聽in Sri Lanka: Batticaloa, Nuwaraeliya, Mullaitivu and Puttalam.

The scope assigned to 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 was to build the capacities of different stakeholder groups including civil society organisations (CSOs), youth, children and communities on Eco-DRR approaches and to support the group to develop their village level plans using various techniques. Some of the techniques introduced include mapping exercises using advanced user-friendly systems, vulnerability assessments, identification of ecosystems, and monitoring and evaluation tools.

Dr Ananda Mallawatantri, Country Representative, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 SRI Lanka, made the introductory presentation on the聽Ecological approach for Disaster-Risk Reduction: Eco-DRR聽at the workshop.聽The informative presentation covered topics such as different types of ecosystems, climate change influence in Sri Lanka, ecosystem approaches in DRR including climate adaptation, key entry points to incorporate Eco-DRR at local levels, information management and other support services. Selected projects implemented by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Sri Lanka were highlighted to explain the topics covered and Dr Mallawatantri concluded his presentation with a list of key areas for youth engagement.聽

Further training will be organised at Divisional Secretariat level and village level to improve knowledge and build capacity on Eco-DRR.