1. TRIAMS Workshop, Bangkok 3-5 May 2006
Government of
Sri Lanka
Tsunami Response
Progress and Challenges
TRIAMS Workshop, Bangkok 3-5 May 2006
Rachel Perera,
Director, Donor Coordination
Reconstruction and Development Agency

2. Content Introduction TAFREN ►►► RADA Thematic areas Cross-cutting
Housing
Livelihood
Social sectors
Infrastructure
Cross-cutting

3. Housing Programme Housing Requirements Year Location
Housing Programmes
Requirement
(Total of 98,000)
2005
Inside m Buffer Zone
Outside the Buffer Zone
Donor Assisted
Home Owner Driven
45,000 (45%)
53,000 (55%)
2006
Within reservation Zones
Outside reservation Zones
Donor Assisted*
30,000 (30%)
68,000 (70%)
Zone 1 – Within CCD set-back (CCD Coastal Zone Management Plan)
Zone 2 – between 1997 Set-back & former Buffer Zones (100m in SW & 200m in NE)
Zone 3 – Outside former Buffer Zones (100m in SW & 200m in NE)
CCD Set back

4. Projected shortfall of approx. 10,000 houses by end of 2006
Housing Programme Progress
Owner-Driven Programme (requirement 68,000)
No of units completed 28, %
No of units under construction : 40, %
68, %
Donor Driven program (requirement 30,000)
No of units completed 5, %
No of units under construction : 9, %
15, %
Well Wishers Scheme
Estimated no. of units completed ,500
More than 1/3 of the total houses damaged have been completed, mainly under the home-owner driven scheme
Projected shortfall of approx. 10,000 houses by end of 2006

5. Permanent housing and Transitional Shelters
Source: WHO and IOM Sri Lanka

6. Care and Maintenance of Shelters
Source: RADA and IOM Sri Lanka

7. Source: RADA and IOM Sri Lanka

8. Housing Challenges Transitional Shelters Upgrade, Care & Maintenance
Performance of Donor-Assisted Programme
Revision of the former Buffer Zone
Construction process bottlenecks
Transparency and Equity issues
On & off-site Infrastructure delays

9. Restoring livelihoods
lost their main source of income
70-85% of the families have regained their main source of income, but livelihoods requires a more sustained effort
Cash grants to 250,000 families (2 installments) and 165,000 (third installments)
13,000 subsidized loans billion rupies disbursed
90% of boats destroyed have been repaired or replaced
41 out of 52 hotels are back in business
Risk Reduction and Insurance for Communities

10. Livelihoods: Challenges
Better balance between demand and supply (e.g. fisheries)
Better information
Better targeting of beneficiaries
Consultation with affected communities
Good decision making mechanism
Improved local planning
NGOs – Short-term vs Long-term
Government Framework

11. Health , Education and Protection
95% of school-age children have returned to school
Primary health facilities established and 500 community support officers (mental health) trained-deployed.
Mental Health Act, Nutrition Policy, Code of Breastfeeding Practices expedited by tsunami
Nutritional surveys (3) – MOH/UNICEF/WFP
Funds allocated to 97 health damaged institutions and 180 damages schools
Emergency Preparedness Plan for Health
Child friendly school design and standard adopted
More than 6,538 children orphaned or without one parent assessed
HRC received and acted upon more than complaints
Recovery of lost documentation ( documents issued)
Facilities
Completed
Under Construction
Yet to commence
Education 07 32
143
Health 22 66
134

12. Mental Health Response- Community Support Officers Over 500 trained and deployed to address MH needs

13. Community Support Officer training (Mental Health)
Source: Ministry of Health/WHO Sri Lanka

14. Kattunkudy Maternity Ward and First Baby Born
Source: MOH and Merlin

15. Health and Education: Challenges
Social services restored, but only a low percentage of health and school facilities have been fully repaired or rebuilt
The traditional problem of human resource shortages and equitable distribution of health staff exists and requires a long term response
Improve coordination, land identification and acquisition for education and health facilities
Improve psychological support and school attendance
Monitoring IDPs health and quality of life in shelters-process begun
Security Issues

16. Upgrading national infrastructure
All basic infrastructure have been restored.
Government carried out urgent repairs major pipelines, and water sources, roads, bridges, electricity, and telephone lines
The complex preparatory work has been completed
Kalutara-Matara road started
Foreign assistance for 350 US $ million has been negotiated

17. Infrastructure: Challenges
National construction industry does not have the number of contractors, equipment, skilled workforce, modern management practices and access to finance needed to maintain the required speed of tsunami reconstruction work
Spiraling cost of construction materials (for all sectors)
Government capacity building
Security considerations

18. Cross cutting issues
Capacity building to central and local government is underway (250 additional staff are already posted in districts). Capacity Building required at all levels, not only the government
Environment: Where sand dunes, mangroves and coral were intact, the impact of Tsunami was lower. A more effective environmental protection strategy in the recovery process is needed.
Gender sensitivity. Protection issues have been addressed. Gender issues such as ownership on housing, protection of IDPs and participation will require attention
Good initiatives on HIV-AIDS prevention

19. Women's centres for tsunami affected population in Sri Lanka
27 women’s centers are being set up in close proximity to Transitional Site Centers will be facilitated by 4 national NGOs – women in Need, Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum and Sarvodaya.
Centers are conceptualized as safe havens for women and girls to promote women’s solidarity networks and strengthen local coping mechanisms.
Centers are expected to mobilize communities to respond to gender and Gender Based Violence issues through community-based self help groups, women’s communities and other development activities.
The centers will be a source of data collection on gender and GBV issues.
Data source: UNFPA
Map production: Public Health Mapping and GIS, WHO