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Project Objectives and Expected Results
The development objective of the CRIP is to improve resilience to extreme climate events, and to strengthen
the Government’s capacity to respond effectively to natural disasters. The Project aims to: (i) reduce the flood
risks to the people, personal assets and public infrastructure in the priority river basin(s), Kelani and possibly
Mundeni Aru; and (ii) enhance the capacity of the Department of Meteorology (DoM), Irrigation Department
(ID), Disaster Management Center (DMC), and the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) to
provide effective and efficient forecasting and early warning of hydro-meteorological risks to minimize
disaster losses from extreme events in the future.
III. Project Description
The Project tentatively consists of the following three components:
Component 1: Flood Risk Mitigation Investments
This component will reduce flood risks for the people, personal assets and public infrastructure in the priority
river basin(s), Kelani and possibly Mundeni Aru. The investments include: (i) construction and/or
rehabilitation of flood embankments; upgrading of minor flood protection schemes; river regulation works;
and river bank protection works; (ii) project preparation for the development of potential storage reservoirs
upstream of Kelani river; and (iii) design of an integrated catchment management program.
Component 2: Strengthening of Hydro-meteorological Services, Early Warning and Response Systems
This component will strengthen the quality of weather, climate and hydrological information and services,
early warning, and response systems in Sri Lanka to reduce disaster risk for loss of life and property during
extreme climate events and satisfy user needs of weather dependent sectors.
Component 3: Project Implementation and Monitoring
This component will ensure the efficient and successful implementation and monitoring of Project activities |
