Citizen Science for supporting Disaster Management Institutions in Sri Lanka

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Jayasiri, GP
Prasanna, R
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Huggins, T

Lemiale, V

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2023
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Tarbes, France

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During 2016, 2017 and 2018, the country witnessed extreme rains which triggered flooding in several urban areas. The number of affected people by the 2018 floods was around 150,000 which shows a significant decrease compared to the events in 2016 and 2017. Several institutions provided their support via funding, relief, and rehabilitation mechanisms during these consecutive disasters. However, there are provisions which can further improve the performance of Disaster Management activities. Given this context, this study is carried out to investigate the application of citizen science concepts in several phases of Disaster Management in Sri Lanka. A scoping review supported by three case studies of floods was considered during the analysis. Limited participation of grass root level communities in decision-making and disaster planning, and issues related to data management are some of the main challenges identified in this study. Participatory mapping, Co-Design Projects, hackathons, and crowdfunding are some of the observed citizen science concepts which can be used to address the challenges and strengthen the Disaster Management activities in Sri Lanka. Further studies including interviews and questionnaire surveys were recommended to justify the findings.

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Proceedings of the ISCRAM Asia Pacific Conference 2022

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Disaster and emergency management

Sociology

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Jayasiri, GP; Prasanna, R, Citizen Science for supporting Disaster Management Institutions in Sri Lanka, 2022 Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference, 2022, pp. 77-88