COLOMBO, Nov. 11 -- The Government of Sri Lanka, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday (11) announced a new 24-month initiative, Strengthening Sri Lanka's Disaster Risk Management Framework, to strengthen the country's disaster risk management systems, with an emphasis on proactive preparedness, improved coordination and early action.

Funded by the EU through its Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), the project will be implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Disaster Management Division of the Ministry of Defence, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and Save the Children International,

The initiative was announced at an inceptio...