Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- In this exclusive interview with the Daily Mirror, Dilanthi Amaratunga, professor of Disaster Risks and Climate Resilience at Loughborough University, UK, one of the world's most cited scholars in built environment disaster resilience, responded to some pertinent questions related to disaster risk reduction and disaster mitigation. In 2019, she won the prestigious Newton Prize alongside Prof. Richard Haigh (University of Huddersfield) and Dr. Harkunti Rahayu (Institut Teknologi Bandung) for their collaborative research project protecting coastal communities from tsunamis and natural hazards in Indonesia. She continues to conduct joint research with Sri Lankan scholars, focusing on disaster risk management, preparedn...