The Tsunami Disaster Case of Sri Lanka Role

The Tsunami Disaster Case of Sri Lanka Role of Co-operatives in Times of Natural Disaster in Sri Lanka By Bandu Ranwake Chairman, National Cooperative Council of Sri Lanka

Introduction of Sri Lanka Population Multi ethnic community composed with Sinhala Tamil & Muslim

Introduction of Sri Lanka. Continue. . Capital Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Business City Colombo Official Language Sinhala, Tamil Democracy Sri Lankan Government Democratic Socialist Republic President His Excellency Mahinda Rajapakshe Legislature Parliament Democracy Independence from the United Kingdom Dominion (Self Rule) 4 Feb. 1948 Republic 22 May 1972 Area Total 65, 610 km 2, 25, 332 sqmi Water 4. 4%

Introduction of Sri Lanka Living Conditions of Sri Lanka Total Population: 21 Ml (1911) Above poverty line 2. 4 Million Cooperative Statistics Cooperative People 8. 1 Ml Cooperative Societies 15670 Cooperative Employment 65000 Cooperative Apexes 14 Island-wide 37 1/3 of Cooperative Community Cooperative Quality Based Population Self Sustainable Population Self Reliant Self Manage Cooperative Thinking & Ethics

Some Information on Sri Lankan Cooperative Movement. . Best Events • The first Co-operative Was Established in • 1906 at Dumbaramitiyawatha*Kandy • The First Registered Co-op. Society Was Established in 1911 • In 1930 the Department of Co-operative • Development Was Established • Co-oparative Federation of Ceylon Established In 1955 • Co-operative Federation Reestablished in 1972 as • National Co-operative Council of Sri Lanka

Major Regimes 1. Consumer and Trade 2. Agriculture & Marketing 3. Rural Banking, Saving and Credits 4. Agro Industry, Textile and Home-based industry 5. Tea, Rubber and Coconut Industry 6. Dairy products 7. Fishery 8. Housing 9. Rural Tourism 10. Coop Hospitals 11. Youth, Women, Children & other social services

Natural Disaster of Sri Lanka • Floods • High winds • Landslides • Droughts • Tsunami • Lighting

COUNTRIE AFFECTED q. INDONESIA q. INDIA q. SRI LANKA q. THAILAND q. MALDIVES q. MALAYSIA q. SOMALIA

Earthquake Generated TSUNAMI WAVES Travelled at 700 – 800 kmph Striking waves upto 10 meters high Devastation By TSUNAMI In Sri Lanka q q q INDONESIA INDIA SRI LANKA MALDIVES MALAYSIA THAILAND - 220, 000 13, 000 31, 000 100 70 5, 300

More than 1. 5 million people displaced

AFFECTED AREAS SRI LANKA Date 26 th December 2004 PROVICE DISTRICT 1. Northern Jafna, Killinochchi Mulativu 2. Eastern Trincomalee, Batticaloa Ampara 3. Southern Hambantota, Matara, Gale 4. Western Kalutara, Colombo, Gampaha 5. North Western Puttalam

Disaster & Damages Tsunami Killing of People 31, 240 Disabled 2, 341 Property Damages LKR 06 Bl Housing 254, 000 Districts Affected out of 27 18 Climate Conflicts Change of Seasons 5 -6 Flood or Draught Continuity Cultivation Damage 768 Ml Mt. Food & Water Deficit Scarcity of Food items 440 Ml

SRI LANKA Value of Loss US$ 3438 Ml q Road Network - 808 US$ Ml q Rail Network - 497 US$ Ml q Electricity & Power - 126 US$ Ml q Water & Sanitation - 425 US$ Ml q Telecommunication - 87 US$ Ml q Hospitals - 118 US$ Ml q Schools - 132 US$ Ml q Housing - 520 US$ Ml q Fishing Industry - 330 US$ Ml q Cottage Industry - 35 US$ Ml q Tourism Industry - 328 US$ Ml q Ports - 32 US$ Ml

SRI LANKA – 1650 Coops Affected Severe Damage to 340 Coops (42 Multi Purpose & 298 others) LKR 1049. 14 Ml. q Value of Stocks - LKR 844. 22 Ml. q Value of Buildings - LKR 148. 78 Ml q Value of Vehicles - LKR 35. 31 Ml q Value of Rural Bank Buildings - LKR 7. 88 Ml q Value of Govt. Coop Office Buildings - LKR 12. 95 Ml q SANASA lost - LKR 49. 11 Ml q COOPFED lost - LKR 284. 25 Ml

Cooperative Advantage Affected Members & Community • Struma Counseling for Women & Children, • Rapid Food & Water Supply • Camping and Mobilization Programs • Shelter Development • Household Utility Development • Sanitary and Nutritional Efforts • Regaining of Schools • Excellency of Community Properties – Roads, Water Streams, Reservoirs, Buildings • Rehabilitation of Pregnant, Disables, Adults and infants

Mitigation Programs for Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Establishments Establishment of Ministry of Disaster Management Establishment of Disaster Management Authority Establishment of Environmental Control Panel Establishment of Wind Consistent Unit Island - wide Elam System Establishment of Central Control Task force Establishment of Unit Mobilization Centres Establishment of Rapid First Aid Streams in Hospitals Training. Counseling and Prepaidness Programs Disaster management and Control Conflict Mitigation Struma Counseling

Present Disaster Management Disciplines • • • Quick Mobilization Practices Establishment of Mobilization Station School Program for Children Island –wide Elam and signal System Voluntary Treatment palace Volunteers for Disaster Mitigation Rapid Food, Cloths and Water supply Streams Budget Control for Disaster Management Recruitment of Employees for Disaster Management

Resource Reception Government 87. 4% Allocated for Tsunami on Disaster Management Budget COOPERATIVES 71% Allocated For Tsunami on Disaster Management International Organizations 37% Allocated for Tsunami on Disaster Management – ICA involved for rehabilitation, Reconstruction and relief Hospital Construction and institutional Support by JCCS, Japan, Sweden Cooperative Centre, Lega. Coop, Italy Private Sector Much More Favouration to Attend Disaster Management

SRI LANKA AGENDA BEFORE CO-OPERATIVES q Revival of livelihood support activities at the cooperative members’ level q Repair of damaged cooperative infrastructure (buildings, furnitures, computers) q Reconstruction of destroyed buildings of cooperative societies q Restoration of Public Distribution System through stock replenishing q Women & Child Care through micro credit operations focusing micro needs of the family q Community Based Disaster Preparedness programes q Dissemination of technical knowledge to manage and organise alternative income generation activities.

Some Features & Events People in Conflict Dirtiest Tsunami Affected Galle Training Centre

Some Features & Events Galle City Go Camping & Sleep Outdoors Clothing Housing

Some Events & Features

Issues on Rescue, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction 1. 2. 3. 4. Unskilled Manpower Budgetary Issues Less Rescue Salvage Camping Less Hospital and Clinical Assistance 5. Under Developed Roads, Paths and Vacant Places 6. Less Information Networks 7. Less Attitude of Voluntary Workers 8. Less Institutional Arrangements 9. Improper Counseling Systems 10. Less attention to construction and rehabilitation work

Re-gaining of Lives Tsunami Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Relief NISPED Collaboration, Israel Post Tsunami Co-operative Empowerment Project in Southern Sri Lanka - Training - Constructions For 187 Affected Co-op Societies 10 Co-op Societies 8 MPCS 1 Co-op Hospital 1 Dairy CO-op Society

Re-gaining of Lives Tsunami Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Relief • Swedish Cooperative Center (SCC) - Reconstruction through Humanitarian Assistance Program for Tsunami affected Regional Co-operative Center, Galle

Re-gaining of Lives Tsunami Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Relief • Swedish Cooperative Center (SCC) - Project on Leadership Development and Managerial Skills Development

Re-gaining of Lives Tsunami Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Relief • Training Programs (Collaboration of LEGACOOP) Training of Trainers (TOT) Need assessment Communication Planning & Budgeting

Re-gaining of Lives Tsunami Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Relief • LEGACOOP Intervention in support to affected Co-operatives damaged by Tsunami in Ampara, Kalutara & Hambantota Districts

Re-gaining of Lives Tsunami Rehabilitation, Reconstruction & Relief • Constructions of MPCSs Moratuwa MPCS Panadura MPCS Hambantota Milk COOPs

New Developments • Establish of Apex Co-operative Society for Health Co-operative Sector (2007) affliated with Colombo, Gampaha, Nuwara -Eliya, Attanagalla, Galle , Kurunagala & Matara Co-operative Hospitals.

Potential Partnership for Co-operative Health with HCA-JCCU thro’ Japan Embassy • Embassy of Japan Strengthening Co-operative Health Service in Sri Lanka Proposed activities To provide efficient & quality medical facilities : Organize medical clinical facilities Conduct Community Health Education Programs & Voluntary services

Lessons Learnt Reasonable Attention of People on Disaster Mitigation Strong Public Awareness & Effective Communication Introduction of Insurance Schemes & Security Systems Training Education on Disaster Mitigation Awareness Creation on Modern Mitigation Streams Priority Consent & Concern among the Government and Cooperatives Institutional Arrangement for Peer Groups, Civic Groups & CBOs

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