Disaster Impact Assessment (DIA): Experiences of Road

sector DRR investmentin Sri Lanka

By

S.M. Mohamed, Secretary

Ministry of Disaster ManagementGovernment of Sri Lanka

Presentation at the side event on Economics of Disaster Risk Reduction – Promoting Sustainable Development through DRR

investmentsco-organized by the JICA & UNDP at Global Platform for Disaster Risk

Reduction (GPDRR)21st May 2013

Geneva, Switzerland

DIA for Sri Lanka

• To minimize impacts of disasters

• To identify mitigation measures

Concept of DIA for Sri Lanka

Under design

Design Condition

Over design

New Disasters shouldn’t be generated

Ensure design

counter measures

Prevent disasters

Natural hazards cannot be prevented

Ensure damages are

reduced

Define risks and to anticipate

damages

DIA

Natural Disasters

Technological Disasters

Expected Outcomes

• Sri Lanka is in accelerated development path after three decades of internal strife

• Number of conditions that could trigger disasters were identified

• To ensure accelerated development do not generate disasters

Need for DIA in Planning and Development in Sri Lanka

1.Collect disaster related information in various sectors

2. Develop the DIA concept

3. Initial surveys in following sectors:• Highways project :• Mini-Hydro power project : • Agriculture Development project :

4. Assess existing legal system

5. Select a Pilot project in Road sector

6. Implement Trial DIA

Attempts made to develop DIA process in Sri Lanka

• DIA is a novel idea to Sri Lanka.

• Absence of a DIA process.

• Establish DIA as a practical process.

• Develop an environment for application of DIA.

• Incorporate DIA into existing project cycle.

Adoption of DIA in Sri Lanka

Objectives of DIA for Road sector in Sri Lanka

• Identify the road design conditions

• Anticipate disasters in Road Development

• Identify and Confirm countermeasures

Introduce DIA in Road Sector in Sri Lanka

• High priority to road development (inclusive of highways) in Sri Lanka

• Pilot project introduced in Road sector

• Developed DIA checklist system

• Checklists and procedures finalized and approved by RDA

• DIA System is in use.

Classifications Checklist types Points to be focused

Natural Disaster

Design &Construction

Management & Maintenance

Disaster Management

Design

Inspection

Type of natural disaster

Countermeasures considered in design stage

Identify hazards during usage of roads/highwaysTe

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Dis

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r

Disaster Records

Disaster impactsPost Disaster

Form A

Form B

Form C

Form D

DIA Checklist introduced for development projects assessment in Sri Lanka

Pre

Feasibility Study

(Incl. Route Selection)

Feasibility

Study

Detailed Design

Construction

Maintenance Disaster

Brief Flow of Road Project

Form A&B Form C: Screening & Inspection

Form C: Disaster

Record, Form D DIA Checklist Covered Area

Self evaluation

External Evaluation

Flow of the assessment Process

1. Incorporate DIA into Planning and Development

2. Incorporate DIA into existing project evaluation and approval processes

3. Adapt DIA system into other Roads

4. Expand the DIA into other sector projects

Way forward

Thank you!

S.M. Mohamed, Secretary,

Ministry of Disaster Management, Vidya Mawatha, Colombo 07

Sri Lanka Email: siththymarina@yahoo.com