Check out Tharaka Ananda and T. M. S. P. K. Thennakoon's "Beyond the Debris: Why #CycloneDitwah Demands a Post-Disaster #Anthropology for #SriLanka" in the Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences at http://doi.org/10.31

Lankan President meets PM Modi, thanks India for ‘exceptional support’ during Cyclone Ditwah New Delhi, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the invitation to the landmark AI Impact Summit and also India's "exceptional support" during the recent Cyclone Ditwah that caused widespread damage in the island nation. PM Modi and the visiting Lankan leader met at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, holding discussions on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

Lankan President meets PM Modi, thanks India for 'exceptional support' during Cyclone Ditwah #LankanPresident #PMModi #India #CycloneDitwah #socialnewsxyz

When #CycloneDitwah hit Sri Lanka just days after the climate talks #COP30, it caused over $4 billion in damage.

The #LossAndDamageFund — created for exactly this kind of crisis — doesn’t even have a quarter of that amount available.

‼️ This isn't just a funding gap, it's a climate justice gap ‼️

Tourist bookings in Sri Lanka dip in Dec! $CBNX
Chamber chief cites Cyclone Ditwah impact
#SriLankaTourism #CycloneDitwah #TravelNews

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Shashik Silva | From Living With, to Drowning Under, Floods: A Village Transformed Shashik Silva is Chief Operating Officer at the Social Scientists’ Association and a resident of Kolonnawa | Welewatta has always flooded. This village in the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat (DS), ho...

In Welewatta, people once coexisted with flooding. Now they fear it. Shashik Silva records the local history of a village on the edge of Colombo, changed by development and consumerism #CycloneDitwah #SriLanka

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IMF to assess economic damage in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah Washington, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said a fact-finding mission will visit Sri Lanka from January 22 to 28 to assess damage from Cyclone Ditwah and discuss the implications for the country’s ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. “A fact-finding mission will visit Sri Lanka from January 22nd to 28th,” Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF’s Communications Department, said at an IMF press briefing.

IMF to assess economic damage in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah #IMF #SriLanka #CycloneDitwah #socialnewsxyz

How can #SriLanka rebuild after #CycloneDitwah & a 2022 debt default – and avoid a #ClimateDebtTrap?

Ganesh Wignaraja outlines 5 priorities
1️⃣ Costed reconstruction plan
2️⃣ Use domestic resources
3️⃣ Revise IMF fiscal targets
4️⃣ Disaster management agency
5️⃣ Bold growth reforms

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Jayadeva Uyangoda | Year One of the NPP Government: Some Heretical Thoughts Jayadeva Uyangoda is emeritus professor of political science and public policy at the University of Colombo; and editor of the two-volume Democracy and Democratisation in Sri Lanka: Paths, Trends and ...

Jayadeva Uyangoda's report-card on Year 1 of the National People's Power (NPP) government, in the backdrop of South Asia's #GenZ-led uprisings, plus a postscript on #CycloneDitwah and forecast of political storms ahead #SriLanka.

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ஜப்பானின் ‘கக்கோ-சைக்காய்’ மாதிரி நமக்குச் சொல்லும் அடிப்படை உண்மை இதுதான்: மீட்சி என்பது இழந்ததைப் பழையபடி அப்படியே உருவாக்குவதல்ல, மாறாக முன்னைய நிலையை விடவும் வலிமையானதாக உருவாக்குவதாகும் maatram.org/articles/12530

#lka #SriLanka #CycloneDitwah

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With USD 1M support, the Government & people of Japan handed over emergency shelter & relief supplies to IOM Sri Lanka, aiding families hit by #CycloneDitwah​

Together with the Disaster Management Centre in Sri Lanka, IOM delivers shelter repairs, NFIs & early recovery in Kandy, Badulla & Kegalle.​

Lankan envoy praises India’s support during Cyclone Ditwah, says “PM Modi important voice of Global South” New Delhi, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India, Mahishini Colonne on Tuesday heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s exemplary leadership and highlighted India’s extensive support to the island nation during the recent Cyclone Ditwah. She described PM Modi as “an important voice of the Global South” and “a highly respected leader,” while commending India’s swift and multidimensional assistance in the cyclone aftermath.

Lankan envoy praises India’s support during Cyclone Ditwah, says “PM Modi important voice of Global South” #Lankan #Indias #CycloneDitwah #PMModi #GlobalSouth #socialnewsxyz

Year Ender 2025: Wildfires, cyclones and floods — major disasters that impacted world - Yes Punjab News 2025 saw deadly wildfires, floods, cyclones, and earthquakes worldwide, with millions affected and India leading key relief operations.

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#GlobalDisasters2025 #Wildfires #Floods #Earthquakes #Cyclones #CaliforniaFire #CycloneDikeledi #PakistanFloods #MyanmarEarthquake #BangladeshCrash #CycloneDitwah

Cyclone Ditwah Causes 4.1 Billion USD In Damage In Sri Lanka: World Bank COLOMBO, Dec 23 (NNN-LNW) – The direct physical damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka is estimated at 4.1 billion U.S. dollars, about four percent of the country’s GDP, according to a report released by the World Bank, yesterday. The Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report, provides an initial assessment to support emergency response and recovery planning. The model-based analysis estimates direct damage to physical assets, but does not include income losses, production losses, or the full costs of recovery and reconstruction. The Central Province was the hardest hit, with damages in Kandy district alone, estimated at 689 […]

Cyclone Ditwah Causes 4.1 Billion USD In Damage In Sri Lanka: World Bank #CycloneDitwah #SriLanka #WorldBank #DisasterRelief #PostDisaster

Le cyclone Ditwah et le capitalisme du désastre Le cyclone Ditwah a balayé le Sri Lanka avec une force effrayante, laissant derrière lui des villages détruits, des routes endommagées, des champs inondés et des milliers de familles qui tentent de reconstruire leur vie sans même un toit sur leur tête. Mais, alors que les eaux se retirent et que (…) -- Français, Dette écologique, Écologie / Climat, Sri Lanka

🕸glané sur le net🕸 Le cyclone Ditwah et le capitalisme du désastre: Le cyclone Ditwah a balayé le Sri Lanka avec une force effrayante, laissant derrière lui des villages détruits, des routes endommagées, des champs inondés et des milliers de familles qui… #CycloneDitwah #SriLanka #Ecologie #Climat

One of the World’s Most Climate-Vulnerable Nations, One of the Least Prepared: Sri Lanka’s Deadly Choice Cyclone Ditwah exposed Sri Lanka’s catastrophic lack of preparedness. After the first red alerts predicting very heavy rainfall were issued on the night of November 25, Sri Lankan President Anura Kuma...

Read my article where I set out the concrete climate policies Sri Lanka urgently needs, as Cyclone Ditwah laid bare deadly governance failures, misplaced priorities, and what real climate preparedness must look like before the next disaster strikes tinyurl.com/2bkz43yw #CycloneDitwah

Sri Lanka farmers face daunting task of replanting after cyclone - Sight Magazine Mud and sand have swamped a rice crop across Kalanchi Dewage Risman's 0.8-hectare tract after Cyclone Ditwah ripped through Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka farmers face daunting task of replanting after cyclone @sightmagazine.bsky.social #SriLanka #CycloneDitwah #SriLankacrops

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70,000+ still in 760+ relief centres The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported that over 20,000 families affected by the recent disaster caused by cyclone Ditwah are still sheltered in relief centres

A total of 70,055 people from 22,522 families are currently sheltered in 762 relief centres across Sri Lanka www.themorning.lk/articles/Qqt... #CycloneDitwah

#SriLanka: In response to #CycloneDitwah, Doctors Without Borders delivered 1,000 winterized family tents and 1,500 heavy-duty plastic sheets to the Disaster Management Centre yesterday. https://ow.ly/gUg550XJJjJ

மலையக மக்களுக்கு காணி வழங்குவதை மறுத்தல் என்பது காணியின் பரப்பு போதாமை அல்லது பெருந்தோட்ட பொருளாதார வீழ்ச்சிக் காரணியோ அல்லது சுற்றாடல் காரணியோ சார்ந்ததல்ல. மாறாக மலையக தமிழர்கள் அந்நியர்கள், அடிமைகள், கூலிக்காரர்கள், மற்றவர்களுக்கு நிகரானவர்கள் அல்ல என்ற கருத்துநிலைகளில் இருந்து மட்டுமே வரக்கூடிய பிரச்சினையாகும். maatram.org/articles/12464

#lka #SriLanka #CycloneDitwah #Ditwah #MalaiyahaTamil

Cyclone Ditwah and Sri Lanka’s disastrous flood mismanagement Cyclone Ditwah and Sri Lanka’s disastrous response

"On 29 November, Dissanayake declared a state of emergency, publishing regulations that prohibited not just the spread of misinformation but also content deemed “prejudicial” to public order and public security," writes Raisa Wickrematunge about #lka #cycloneditwah
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#SriLanka is reeling from its worst flood disaster in 20 years after #CycloneDitwah.

Two million people are affected and urgently need life-saving support.

UN and partners need $35.3 million to help 658,000 people most at risk: https://bit.ly/3MTjjMp

#CycloneDitwah should mark a turning point. With the right integration of science, planning and governance, disasters of this magnitude need not become inevitable hallmarks of Sri Lanka’s future.

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Via @ConversationUK

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Tsunami, Lessons Learned On 26 December 2009, we mark the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, one of the biggest and deadliest disasters in history. It left a trail of destru

As Sri Lanka recovers from #CycloneDitwah, revisit a piece from the Himal archive (January 2010) by Nalaka Gunawardene, who writes about lessons learned from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
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"Eight years later, despite the hard lessons of 2016 and 2017, hundreds of lives have been lost again," Raisa Wickrematunge writes about #CycloneDitwah #slfloods
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Climate Finance Politics Collide with a Climate Emergency By Nishtha Singh

In this week’s Asia Policy Brief, ASPI Delhi’s Assistant Director of Climate, Nishtha Singh, breaks down the tension between #climatefinance and ambition following the #COP30 Summit in Belém, and the recent catastrophe wreaked by #CycloneDitwah in South and Southeast Asia. Read now 🌏 ⬇️

UNOPS responds to Cyclone Ditwah devastation in Sri Lanka In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah's devastating impact on Sri Lanka, UNOPS with Vriddhi and local partners has reached over 33,000 people with life-saving…

In the wake of #CycloneDitwah, alongside local partners, we’ve reached +33,000 people in Sri Lanka with life-saving aid.

With +1.5M people impacted, response efforts have just begun.

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Le Déluge Le cyclone Ditwah a ravagé le Sri Lanka entre le 27 et le 29 novembre. Le bilan est dévastateur. Sept jours plus tard, le bilan officiel fait état de 486 morts et 341 disparus. À cela s'ajoutent cinq officiers de la marine et un officier de l'armée de l'air tués lors des opérations de sauvetage, (…) -- Français, Dette écologique, FMI, Écologie / Climat, Sri Lanka

🕸glané sur le net🕸 Le Déluge: Le cyclone Ditwah a ravagé le Sri Lanka entre le 27 et le 29 novembre. Le bilan est dévastateur. Sept jours plus tard, le bilan officiel fait état de 486 morts et 341 disparus. À cela s'ajoutent cinq… #SriLanka #CycloneDitwah #CatastropheNaturelle #UrgenceHumanitaire

I'm raising money to help rebuild the Accidents & Emergencies ward in collaboration with the Gampaha District General Hospital Development Foundation. We're hoping to raise $6000 USD, but even a dollar can go a long way!

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