Landslide Risk Mitigation through Nature Based Solutions

Grant Amount: $100,000 Active

Region South Asia (SAR)

Country Sri Lanka

Start Date 06/2021

Completion Date 05/2023

Funding Source EU-South Asia Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management

The
objective is to: (i) support capacity
building of communities living in Medium
Landslide Risk Areas to design and implement the local mitigation measures primarily
through Nature Based Solutions; and (ii) enhance the capacity of local/provincial
authorities to ensure the sustainability of the mitigated landslide sites
completed under the Climate Resilience Improvement Project (CRIP) project with
regular monitoring and maintenance provisions.

Sendai Priorities

Priority 1Understanding disaster risk

Priority 2Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk

Priority 3Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience

Priority 4Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction