The launching ceremony of the NSF Global Digital Platform to harness Sri Lankan expatriates for national development was held on 21st February 2022, at BMICH, Sri Lanka with the patronage of Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksha, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Professor Dilanthi was invited to share her views on the event (her speech can be […]
It has been a busy year for the Global Disaster Resilience Centre with 17 new and ongoing research projects, with 188 partners in 31 countries and a total grant value of over £19 million…
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Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga is recognised for her career-long impact up until 2020 and is placed among the global top 2% of influential scientists, according to the report of “Composite Citation Metrics” by Elsevier BV Netherlands and Stanford University, UK, released in August 2021. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score, with and without self-citations, or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga was asked by UKRI to contribute to their dialogue on: “What do researchers want from COP26?”, and were invited video contribution for UK Research and Innovation at COP26 event, being held in Glasgow 31 October – 12 November 2021 Original Article: https://medium.com/our-changing-climate/what-do-researchers-want-from-cop26-8c62f83d6184 https://whova.com/web/cop_202111/ And also, to talk about what we are tackling at
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by Prof. Dilanthi Amaratunga Covid 10: The missing insights: Southasiadisasters.net: Advocating Disaster Risk Reduction and resilience building in South Asia Item URL: http://www.aidmi.org/sub-images/publication/COVID-19%20The%20Missing%20Insights.pdf Source URL: http://www.aidmi.org/index.aspx A snapshot of the article:
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) rreeppoorrttss that 59.5 million individuals were forcibly displaced in 2014, but this number had risen to 70.8m by the end of 2018. According to UNHCR, the drastic increase of forced displacement was mainly due to the Syrian conflict as well as other conflicts in the region, conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa and the inflow of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to Bangladesh. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) hhiigghhlliigghhttss that the Philippines and China have the largest number of internal displaced people due to disasters, with each having 3.8m newly displaced in 2018, followed by 2.7m in India, and 1.2m in the United States.
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In countries susceptible to natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, the construction of buildings plays a vital role in reducing the risk of homes, businesses and lives being destroyed. The Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction (2015-2030), endorsed by 187 UN states in 2015, calls for businesses to integrate disaster risk into their management practices. The framework identifies the need for disaster risk education and training for construction professionals, a view supported by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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