Disaster Risk Management

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This key area focuses on the occurrence of disasters, assessment of infrastructure resilience followed by a disaster, implementation of frameworks for national disaster management and evaluation of disaster losses. The disaster risk management team collaborates with the Ministry of Health and National Disaster Management Center in disaster risk management procedures and investigates the community response in disasters. The team has contributed to introducing warning systems and evacuation procedures for many disasters occurred in Sri Lanka.

PUBLICATIONS
JOURNALS
  1. Ariyaratne, K.P.I.E., Jayasinghe, C., Jayasinghe, M.T.R. and Walker, P. (2020) ‘Assessment of Seismic Performance of Earth masonry with Shaking Table Tests and Finite Element Modelling’, MI Journal, 32.
  2. Platt, S.L., Erandi, I., Jayasinghe, C., Jayasinghe, M.T.R., Maskell, D., Ranasinghe, G. and Walker, P. (2020) ‘ Improving the lateral load resistance of vernacular masonry walls subject to flooding’, in Construction Materials. ICE Publishing, pp. 12. https://doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.20.00004
  3. Ariyaratne, K.P.I.E., Jayasinghe, C., Jayasinghe, M.T.R. and Walker, P. (2019) ‘Alternative Methods in Numerical Modelling of Earth Masonry Under Seismic Loading’, Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore, pp. 305-318. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5883-8_27
  4. Halwatura, R.U. (2015) ‘Effectiveness of Contractors All Risk (CAR) Insurance Policies in Road Construction Projects’ Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, 9(1), 56-67.
  5. Fernando, L.M.P.H. and Halwatura, R.U. (2019) ‘Sri Lankan Public Hospital Space Utilization: Where to Next’, Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 7(8), pp. 10-17. ISSN: 2321-8819.
  6. Kaklauskas, A., Dias, W.P.S., Binkyte-Veliene, A., Abraham, A., Ubarte, I., Randil, O.P.C., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Lill, I., Milevicius, V.,Podviezko, A. and Puust,R. (2020). Are Environmental Sustainability and Happiness the keys to prospect in Asian nations. Ecological Indicators, vol (119),106562
  7. Harisuthan, S., Hasalanka, H., Kularatne, D. and Siriwardana, C. (2020), "Applicability of the PTVA-4 model to evaluate the structural vulnerability of hospitals in Sri Lanka against tsunami", International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, Vol. 11 No. 5, pp. 581-596. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-01-2020-0001
  8. Rathnayake, D., Kularatne, D., Abeysinghe, S., Shehara, I., Fonseka, T., Edirisinghe Mudiyanselage, S., Kamalrathne, W., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Alagiyawanna Mohotti Appuhamilage, C. and Dissanayake, R. (2020). Barriers and enablers of coastal disaster resilience – lessons learned from tsunami in Sri Lanka. International of Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment.
  9. Randil, C., Hewawasam, K. and Siriwardana, C. (2019). Framework to analyze Sri Lanka disaster management mechanism. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment.[online] Available at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJDRBE-07-2019-0044/full/html
  10. Kularatne, W.D.M., Siriwardana, C.S.A and Hasalanka, H.H.H. (2019). Investigating the resilience of critical systems of tertiary hospitals in Sri Lanka. In Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience. [online]. pp. 162-170.
  11. Jayasiri, G.P., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Hettiarachchi, S.S.L., Dissanayake, P.B.R. and Bandara, C.S. (2018). Evaluation of Community Resilience Aspects of Sri Lankan Coastal Districts. In the International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology. [online]. 8(5), pp 2161-2167.
  12. Bandara, C.S., Jayasiri, G.P., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Hettiarachchi, S.S.L. and Dissanayake, P.B.R. 2018. Evaluation of Community Resilience Aspects of Sri Lankan Coastal Districts. International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology. 8(5), pp-10.
  13. Dissanayake, P., Hettiarachchi, S. and Siriwardana, C.S.A. 2018. Increase in disaster risk due to inefficient environmental management, land use policies and relocation policies. Case studies from Sri Lanka. Procedia Engineering. Netherlands: Elsevier, pp 1326-1333.
  14. Siriwardana, C.S.A., Jayasiri, G.P. and Hettiarachchi, S.S.L. 2018. Investigation of efficiency and effectiveness of the existing disaster management frameworks in Sri Lanka. Procedia Engineering. Netherlands: Elsevier, pp 1091-1098.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
  1. Sampath, O.M.D.P. and Jayasinghe, C. (2019) ‘Enhancement of lateral load resistance of earth walls with GFRP retrofitting’. In International Conference on Civil Engineering Applications’, Sri Lanka.
  2. Shehara, P.L.A.I., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Amaratunga, D. and Haigh, R. (2020). Examining the Community Perception Towards Communication Modes of Issuing Multi-Hazard Early Warning (MHEW) in Sri Lanka. In Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERcon). Sri Lanka: IEEE, pp 60-65. https//:doi: 10.1109/MERCon50084.2020.9185325.
  3. Dissanayake, R., Shehara, I., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R.P. and Bandara, C. (2019). An Overview of Existing Digital Platforms in Disaster Emergency Response Stage. In SBE 19 Malta International Conference | Sustainability and Resilience. Malta:  SBE Malta - Sustainable Built Environment Malta.
  4. Perera, C., Liyanage, C., Siriwardana, C., Jayasiri, G., Randil, C. and Amaratunga, D. (2019). International collaboration for enhancing research and innovation in the context of disaster resilience. In International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience. Sri Lanka: National Research Foundation of Sri Lanka, pp. 152-160.
  5. Kodithuwakku, L., Hasalanka, H., Siriwardana, C., Kularathne, D. and Wijesekara, N. (2019). A Framework to Develop Multi-Hazard Maps to Identify the Natural Hazards which Affect the Safety of Sri Lankan Hospitals. In Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference. Sri Lanka:IEEE.
  6. Hasalanka, H., Kularathne, D. and Siriwardana, C. (2019). Evaluating the Applicability of the “ Hospital Safety Index Guide” for the Sri Lankan Context. In Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference. Sri Lanka: IEEE.doi: 10.1109/MERCon.2019.8818932.
  7. Dias, P., Randil, C. and Siriwardana, C. (2019). Comparison of Damage Values Used in Different Flood Modelling Studies. In Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference. Sri Lanka.doi: 10.1109/MERCon.2019.8818933.
  8. Haigh, R., Shehara, I., Siriwardana, C. and Amaratunga, D. (2019). Application of Social Network Analysis to Identify Communication Network Associated with Multi-Hazard Early Warning (MHEW) in Sri Lanka. In Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference. Sri Lanka:IEEE.
  9. Abeysinghe, A.A.S.E., Bandara, C.S., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Haigh, R., Amarathunga, D. and Dissanayake, P.B.R. (2019). Incorporation of Disaster Risk Reduction Mechanisms for Flood Hazards into the Greensl Rating System for Built Environment in Sri Lanka. In International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp. 573-587.
  10. Kularatne, W.D.M., Hasalanka, H.H.H., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Rathnayake, W.K.D. and Fonseka, H.T.V. (2019). Conceptual Compilation of Activity Criteria During the Post-disaster Stage of a Fire Hazard in Hospitals. In International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp. 191-205.
  11. Rathnayake, W.K.D., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Bandara, C.S. and Dissanayake, P.B.R. (2019). Investigation of the Institutions Formed and Empowered from Disaster Risk Governance Policies: Case Studies from Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives. In International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp. 341-351.
  12. Shehara, P.L.A.I, Siriwardana, C.S.A., Amaratunga, D., Haigh, R. and Fonseka, T. (2019). Feasibility of Using Mobile Apps in Communication and Dissemination Process of Multi-hazard Early Warning (MHEW) Mechanism in Sri Lankan Context. In International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp. 177-189.
  13. Hasalanka, H.H.H., Siriwardana, C.S.A. and Kularatne, W.D.M. (2019). Development of  a Hospital Safety Assessment for Tsunami in the Sri Lankan Context. In International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp. 207-218.
  14. Rathnayake, K.D., Siriwardana, C.S.A. and Randil, C. (2019) Development of an Evaluation Framework to Assess the Efficiency of the Disaster Management Framework of Sri Lanka. In International Conference in Sustainable Built Environment. Sri Lanka:Springer.
  15. Jayasiri, G.P., Randil, O.P.C., Perera G.M.C.A., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Dissanayake P.B.R. and Bandara, C.S. (2018). Important Aspects of Evacuation Planning for the Coastal Communities in Sri Lanka. In International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp 3-10.
  16. Jayasooriya, E.M.S.D., Hippola, H.M.S.S., Bandara, C.S., Kulathunga, A.K., Sylva, K.K.K., Dissanayake, P.B.R., Jayasiri, G.P., Randila, C., Perera, C. and Siriwardana, C.S.A. (2018). Gaps in the Evacuation of People with Special Needs During Coastal Disaster in Sri Lanka. In International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp. 45-53.
  17. Hippola, H.M.S.S., Jayasooriya, E.M.S.D., Jayasiri, G.P., Randil, C., Perera, C., Sylva, K.K.K., Kulathunga, A.K., Bandara, C.S., Siriwardana, C.S.A. and Dissanayake, P.B.R. (2018). Gap assessment of warning and dissemination process of early warning system in coastal areas of Sri Lanka. In International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Sri Lanka: Springer, pp 36-44.
  18.  Randil, C., Perera, C. and Siriwardana, C.S.A. (2018). Importance of Community Resilience Measurement Approaches with the Change of Climate in the Field of Disaster Resilience and its Applicability in the Sri Lankan Context. In International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Sri Lanka:Springer.
  19. Jayasiri, G.P., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Hettiarachchi, S.S.L., Dissanayake, P.B.R. and Bandara, C.S. (2018). Important aspects in building community resilience of coastal districts in Sri Lanka. In International Conference on Disaster Management. Australia: EDP Sciences.
  20. Kularatne, W.D.M., Siriwardana, C.S.A. and Hasalanka, H.H.H. (2018). Investigation of emergency and disaster management of hospitals in Sri Lanka; a pilot study. In International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Sri Lanka:Springer.
  21. Hasalanka, H.H.H., Siriwardana, C.S.A., Wijesekara, N.W.A.N.Y. and Kodituwakku, K.A.L.C. (2018). Development of a tool to assess structural safety of Sri Lankan hospitals under disaster conditions. In International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. Sri Lanka:Springer.
  22. Haigh, R., Randil, C., Jayasiri, G., Perera, C., Siriwardana, C., Liyanage, C., Weerasinghe, K.D.N., Hettiarachchi, S.S.L. and Amaratunga, D. (2018). Need for strong university-industry partnerships: a case study in Sri Lanka. In MATEC Web of Conferences. France: EDP Sciences.
BOOKS  
  1. Fernando, N. and Siriwardana, C. eds., 2019. “Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience”. 1st ed. Colombo, Sri Lanka: National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka
  2. Siriwardana, C., Fernando, N., Perera, C., Randil, C., Jayasiri, G., Amaratunga, D. and Haigh, R. eds., 2019. International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience – Book of Abstracts and Proceedings. 1st ed. Colombo, Sri Lanka: University of Huddersfield, UK.
CHAPTERS
  1. Rathnayake, W.K.D. and Siriwardana, C.S.A. (2020). Lessons Learned from Interventions of External Organizations in Disaster Management: A Case Study of Floods in Kalutara. External Interventions for Disaster Risk Reduction. Singapore: Springer, pp. 23-40.
THESES
  1. Ranasinghe, R.M.G.B. (2020) ‘Retrofitting of walls as a flood resistance measure in masonry houses’
  2. Randil, O.P.C. (2019) ‘Systems approach to improve disaster preparedness based on case studies.
  3. Perera, G.M.C.A. (2019) ‘Development of a resilience measurement tool to evaluate the community resilience’.
  4. Jayasiri, G.P. (2019) ‘Disaster management frameworks in Sri Lanka and compliance with global standards.
  5. Rathnayake, K. (2020) ‘Analysis of disaster management frameworks to evaluate the hazard induced risks of coastal communities’

 

ONGOING RESEARCH
  • Assessment of Structural Safety of Sri Lankan Hospitals Under Disaster Conditions.
  • Evaluation of Risk Management Frameworks for Hospitals
  • Study of Communication Mechanisms Associated With Multi Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS)
  • Development of Community Based Early Warning Framework for Sri Lanka.
  • A mathematical model to measure the Critical Infrastructure Disaster Resilience in Sri Lanka.
  • A quantitative approach to Hospital Resilience in Sri Lankan context based on System Dynamics.

 

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
  1. Prof. (Mrs.) C. Jayasinghe has participated as the Sri Lankan collaborator for the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) allocation for 2018/2019, “Safer communities with natural hazard resilient housing” (Successfully completed) with University of Bath, United Kingdom.
  2. Prof. (Mrs.) C. Jayasinghe has participated as the Sri Lankan collaborator of the Royal Society Challenge Grant CHG\R1\170062, Awarded in November 2017 to University of Bath, United Kingdom for the project entitled “Safer communities with hydro-meteorological disaster resilient houses’ (Successfully completed)
  3. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has contributed for the BRITAE (Building Resilience in Tropical Agro-Ecosystems) funded by EU Erasmus+ grant scheme. It is aimed at developing MSc curriculum on agriculture-based ecological resilience and to implement a Smart Agroecosystem-based Resilience Center (SARC)
  4. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has collaborated in CABARET (Capacity Building in Asia for Resilience EducaTion), which is funded by the EU Erasmus+ grant scheme. CABARET supported to build capacity for international and regional cooperation between Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in Asia (region 6) and Europe, and among Asian HEIs themselves, to improve Multi-Hazard Early Warning (MHEW) and increase disaster resilience among coastal communities, 2017 - 2020 
  5. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has participated in HEARTS-SL (Hospital Engineering Assessment for Resilience to Tsunami and Storm surge Sri Lanka), which is funded by Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), UK. This is a collaborative research project with University College of London UK to develop an advanced Hospital resilience assessment tool for Tsunami and storm surge (2019)
  6. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has participated in ASCENT (Advancing Skill Creation to ENhance Transformation) which is funded by EU Erasmus+ grant scheme. (http://www.ascent.disaster-resilience.net/index.php/about-ascent) It’s aim is to strengthen research and innovation capacity for the development of societal resilience to disasters (2016-2019)
  7. MOBILISE is funded by Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), UK (http://www.mobiliseproject.org.uk/). It is a Collaborative Multi-Agency Platform for Building Resilient Communities (2017 -2019)
  8. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has contributed in the investigation of emergency response enhancement through technological approaches. This is a research collaboration with University of Huddersfield, UK and Dialog Axiata PLC.
  9. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has contributed to the analysis on Critical Infrastructure Resilience. This is a research collaboration with University of Huddersfield, UK.
  10. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has contributed to the research study of Localizing Tsunami Early Warning. This is a research collaboration with University of Huddersfield, UK.
INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATIONS
  1. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has collaborated with Dialog Axiata PLC in the investigation of technological applications for multi hazard early warning.
  2. Prof. Mrs. C. Jayasinghe, Technical Guidelines on Retrofitting and Strengthening of Low-Rise Buildings in Sri Lanka collaborated with National Building Research Organization Sri Lanka.
CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  1. Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana has contributed to the Disaster Preparedness and Response Division (DPRD), Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka in the "Safe Hospital" initiative. This is to adapt the “WHO Safe Hospitals” framework to the Sri Lankan context.
  2.  Dr. C.S.A. Siriwardana was an observer in the National Tsunami Simulation Exercise. (2020 and 2017)

 

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