Indian boost for disaster management capacity building
The Indian High Commission said that in line with their overall development cooperation with Sri Lanka, a group of 40 Sri Lankan Administrative Service Officers recently attended a comprehensive capacity-building programme on “Disaster Management” at National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), India, Declaring that capacity-building stands as a cornerstone of India’s development cooperation with…
The Indian High Commission announced that 40 Sri Lankan Administrative Service Officers recently completed a capacity-building program on disaster management at India's National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG). India views capacity-building as a key element of its development cooperation with Sri Lanka, and this program marked the fifth specialized training visit under the theme.
The comprehensive course covered various aspects of disaster management, including preparedness, mitigation strategies, policy planning, response mechanisms, early warning systems, urban resilience, and implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Participants visited key institutions, such as the National Disaster Management Authority, National Disaster Response Force, and Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority. This initiative is part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between NCGG and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's state visit to India in 2024.
The program aims to train 1,500 Sri Lankan administrative service officers over five years, with India now offering 1,000 customized training slots annually to Sri Lankan professionals. This enhanced capacity-building effort was reinforced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement during his state visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025.
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