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Japan Provides Relief Assistance To Victims And Expertise To Resolve Meethotamulla Garbage Crisis

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H.E. Kenichi Suganuma; Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Fusato Tanaka; Chief Representative of JICA Sri Lanka officially handed over the emergency relief items from Japan to the Minister of Disaster Management Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa at the Ministry of Disaster Management

When the Meethotamulla Garbage dump collapsed triggering a challenging humanitarian crisis for the government of Sri Lanka, Japan was one of the first countries to respond to the disaster with emergency relief supplies for the victims and also the despatch of a team of experts to help resolve the garbage crisis. Japan sent a team of 11 technical experts in the areas of geotechnical engineering, solid waste and landfill management, urban development and public health, etc. who visited the site, and held a series of meetings with relevant stakeholders to discuss measures for secondary disaster risk reduction and waste management along with providing technical advice. The team also explored the possibility of future

cooperation between Japan and Sri Lanka in the field of solid waste management with a view to providing a long-term solution to this recurring problem.

Japan was one of the first countries to respond to the disaster with emergency relief supplies for the victims and also the despatch of a team of experts to help resolve the garbage crisis

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Japan Provides Relief Assistance To Victims And Expertise To Resolve Meethotamulla Garbage Crisis

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Disaster Risk Reduction: JICA to implement Sendai framework

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Japan Disaster Relief Expert Team Assists Sri Lanka In Response To Heavy Rainfall and Flooding

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Young Leaders Training Programme for Nurses

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JICA Grants JPY 2.5 billion worth Doppler Weather Radar to strengthen the Sri Lanka's real-time rainfall monitoring

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JICA Volunteer Supports Activities At The Dehiwala Zoo

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A Helping Hand From JICA For Upkeep Of Bridges In Sri Lanka

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Channeling Knowledge From Japan To Sri Lanka For Cascade Master Plan Project

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CEA And JICA Launch Pilot Project On Garbage Management

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JICA Volunteer Supports Early Childhood Education And Development in Sri Lanka

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At the end of their assignment, the team had final disposal in Colombo Municipality and

a meeting with the President of Sri Lanka surrounding areas.

Maithripala Sirisena and presented their report The report strongly recommended prohibiting any

with short-term and long-term recommendations, firing activities including smoking to avoid fire at

which Sri Lanka could consider to address the the disposal site. Once a fire breaks out at the site,

issue effectively.

it would take a very long time to be extinguished,

The report noted as Short Term measures for the which will significantly inhibit smooth recovery

safe management and prevention of secondary and stabilization operation of the collapsed site.

disaster, it is important to install early warning It was also reported that public awareness should

systems based on rainfall, maintain dump shape be raised on such issues in order to prevent further

in the short term, un-change the shape of waste disasters.

ups layers and shape waste layers only after The report concluded with the assurance that

stabilization of the dump is confirmed through all Japan is willing to consider future cooperation

monitoring indicators.

in the field of waste management through close

As Mid-Term measures, the team suggested the consultation with the Sri Lankan authorities and

stabilization of the site through a comprehensive will be ready to continue discussion with Sri Lanka

approach including gas control and water drainage, following the findings and recommendations

leachate control and treatment, assessment of soil presented in the report.

modulus of the dump, and shaping the dump into

stable slopes.

The report recommended that the social and The report recommended that

the environmental aspect should be carefully taken into social and environmental

account for the planning and implementation of future waste management in the western province.

aspect should be carefully taken

Specifically, environmental impact that can be into account for the planning

expected on the site and surrounding areas such as and implementation of future

waste groundwater, road access and transportation plan

should be carefully considered.

management

in

the

The report also recommended that 3R activities western province

(reduce, reuse, recycle) and intermediate

processing, once properly implemented, will be an

effective measure to reduce waste volume for

JICA In the MEDIA

JICA extends helping hand to upkeep Lankan bridges

Daily Mirror 4 April 2017

Japan provides emergency relief to Meethotamulla victims

Divaina 18 April 2017

Handing over of the Japanese expert team's report on Meethotamulla

Lankadeepa 25 April 2017

3R' system to the rescue - Japanese Assessment Report

Daily Mirror 3 May 2017

CEA and JICA launch a pilot project on Garbage Management

Daily Mirror 19 May 2017

Access Engineering's construction of major bridges of national road network gathers pace

Daily FT 22 May 2017

Japan hands over disaster relief goods for flood and landslides victims

Daily Island 1 June 2017

Japanese experts to arrive on Saturday

Daily Mirror 1 June 2017

How to cope with disaster: Lessons from Japan

Sunday Times 11 June 2016

The team of Experts had a special meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena and several Ministers to report their findings. Joining the team was the Ambassador for Japan

Kenichi Suganuma

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Disaster Risk Reduction: JICA To Support Implementation Of Sendai Framework

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Calender

July ? September 2017

July

? Signing of Concessionary Loan Agreements for Rural Infrastructure Development Project in Emerging Regions and Kalu Ganga Water Supply Expansion Project

? Reporting session of Counterpart Training Programme on Improvement of Development and Management of Tank Based Irrigation Systems

August

Presentation at the seminar jointly conducted by JICA and Ministry of Disaster Management

JICA has been conducting a study to confirm be referred for the formulation of NDMP. the current situation and the priority issues JICA is keen to support GOSL's effort to realize

on the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) sector in a safe and resilient Sri Lanka!

Sri Lanka to implement the Sendai Framework

on DRR 2015-2030 which is set as global goals

The on DRR at 3rd UN Conference on DRR.

The Ministry of Disaster Management and

Ministry

of

Disaster

agencies under its purview, as well as other Management and agencies

relevant authorities have been discussing with under its purview, as well

JICA on the issues and drafted a Roadmap as a summary of the discussion.

as

other

relevant

authorities

On 15th May, JICA jointly held a seminar with have been discussing with

the Ministry of Disaster Management to share JICA on the issues and drafted

and exchange all important stakeholders'

opinions and views and share the roadmap a Roadmap as a summary of

for DRR efforts of the country to mainstream the discussion.

DRR in all development efforts.

At present, Ministry is developing a new

National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)

2018-2022. Based on this NDMP 2018-

2022, the Sri Lanka Comprehensive Disaster

Management Programme (SLCDMP) is to

updated. The proposed Roadmap is expected to

? Pre-detailed Planning Mission on Northern Dairy Development Project

? Public Consultation Meeting with residents in Kandy on JICA Technical Cooperation Project on `The Project for Formulation of Greater Kandy Urban Plan'

September

? Opening ceremony of new complex for Automobile Engineering Training Institute, funded by JICA under New Bridge Construction Project over Kelani River

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Japan Disaster Relief Expert Team Assists Sri Lanka In Response To Heavy Rainfall And Flooding

The expert team had a meeting with Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and other officials

Ateam of Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Experts were in Sri Lanka in response to the damages from the floods and landslides caused by the heavy rainfall since May 24 around Southern and Western areas of the country.

The floods and landslides caused by the heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in the Southern and Western provinces of the country destroying homes and livelihoods and even claiming over 200 lives. According to the Government of Sri Lanka, as at end of May, 202 people died, 96 people were missing, and over 800,000 people have been affected. The Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Expert Team arrived in Colombo and had a kick-off meeting with Hon. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Minister of Disaster Management of Sri Lanka and

commenced their mission with an aerial survey of the affected areas. The team then did a field survey by visiting the disaster sites this week and working closely with the officials of Ministry of Disaster Management, Irrigation Department, and the National Building Research Organization. On 9th and 10th June, the team reported the results to Secretary to the President P B Abeykoon, Hon. Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysa and Hon. Minister of Disaster Management Anura Priyadharshana Yapa. The team also participated in a media briefing arranged by the Ministry of Disaster Management with the Japanese Ambassador Kenichi Suganuma.

The floods and landslides caused by the heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in the Southern and Western provinces of the country destroying homes and livelihoods and even claiming over 200 lives.

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The Japanese Disaster Relief Expert Team concluded that Sri Lanka's infrastructure is not strong enough to withstand a rainfall as we experienced last May. Member of the team, Takeya Kimio, noted that the country had not invested in coping with disasters of such magnitude and disasters were to be expected when the country experienced a heavy rainfall.

Some of the pre-disaster investment recommendations for the Sri Lankan Government were: early warning systems, methods for dissemination of information to remote areas, resettlement away from risk areas, hydrometeorology and landslide observation systems, and investing in disaster risk reduction for sustainable development.

The report noted that this disaster provided an opportunity for Sri Lanka to build a safer and more resilient country based on the `Build Back Better' concept to prevent the same disasters happening in the same place every year.

The team of experts inspect some of the disaster sites

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Young Leaders Training Programme For Nurses

The selected trainees with JICA Senior Representative Toru Kobayakawa and other officials

Ateam of 17 young nurses attached to the Health Sector of Sri Lanka were invited to Japan under the `LifestyleRelated Diseases Prevention Course' from 25th June to 12th July 2017. The team consisted of nurses engaged in the field of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) Management in the country from all over the country attached to 17 healthcare institutions from Primary Healthcare Units to Tertiary hospitals. During the training the nurses got a great opportunity to understand the health system of Japan, such as roles of the national and local governments and many more topics through visits to various Japanese institutions and Ministries and lecture type lessons. JICA hopes that participants of this training program will become nationbuilding leaders in the future with the knowledge they have gained to develop their specialties through experiencing and learning technologies and skills in Japan.

A pre-departure orientation for the participants was held on 21st June in Colombo with the participation of representatives of Ministry of Health.

A pre-departure orientation for the participants was held in Colombo with the participation of representatives of Ministry of Health.

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JICA Grants JPY 2.5 Billion Worth Doppler Weather Radar To Strengthen The Sri Lanka's Real-time Rainfall Monitoring

The Project will cover the procurement and installation of C-Band Pulse Compression Solid State Dual Polarization (Polarmetric) Meteorological Doppler Radar System and technical training

JICA Chief Representative Fusato Tanaka and Dr Samaratunge at the signing

JICA signed a Grant Agreement with the Government of Sri Lanka on 30 June 2017 to provide two Weather Observation Doppler Radars to the Department of Meteorology (DOM). The Project for the Establishment of a Doppler Weather Radar Network" will cover the procurement and installation of C-Band Pulse Compression Solid State Dual Polarization (Polarmetric) Meteorological Doppler Radar System and technical training. The Exchange of Notes between the Ambassador of Japan Mr. Kenichi Suganuma and Dr. R.H Samaratunga, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and

Mass Media was followed by the signing of Grant Agreement between Dr. R.H Samaratunga, and Mr. Fusato Tanaka, Chief Representative of JICA Sri Lanka Office. This Grant Aid Project is expected to improve capacity of DOM to accumulate, analyze the weather forecasting information such as rainfall, speed and direction of wind throughout the country as well as disseminating early warning based on those data. JICA hopes that this will contribute Sri Lanka to mitigate serious damage by weather-related disasters.

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JICA Volunteer Supports Activities At The Dehiwala Zoo

Ms Sayo Yamao trains a young seal to do tricks

Ms Sayo Yamao has been working for the National Zoological Gardens (NZG) in Dehiwala for the past seven months. She is one of 71 JICA volunteers currently working in the country, in response to requests made by the Government of Sri Lanka. Her assignment at the NZG entails working on animal breeding, enrichment, animal training and healthcare. Animals in the zoo miss living in their natural habitat, and therefore, as a part of their work, zoo keepers try to conduct different types of enrichment activities such as habitat, feeding and sensory enrichment programs to uplift their natural behaviors. It is this activity that Ms Yamao is currently trying to support by using her expertise in this field. She has introduced puzzle feeding activities for Chimpanzees, Orangutans and Tigers,

where food is not directly fed to animals, but it is creatively concealed so that animals have to make an effort to find their food. The purpose of this exercise is to reduce the monotony that comes as a result of direct feeding, and stimulate the mental and physical activity of animals, whilst trying to reduce the time and motivation for misbehavior. Ms Yamao has also introduced new menus for the animals, and is currently training sea lions to perform new tricks at the daily Sea Lion Show. Ms Yamao conducts activities in collaboration with local zoo keepers, who have been motivated by her support, sharing of knowledge, and expertise. Whilst noting that the local zoo keepers are knowledgeable and experienced, she stated that the health of animals could be further enhanced if there is

increased interaction between staff at the zoo hospital and zoo keepers (which would, for example, reduce instances of over feeding of the animals). She also mentioned that improvement could be brought about by revising the feeding times, wherever appropriate, and paying more attention to cleanliness. Ms Yamao is a licensed veterinary nurse who has worked for seven years in a Japanese safari park, with both captive and non-captive animals. She certainly seems to be enjoying her assignment at the Dehiwala Zoo.

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