Archive for February, 2008
« Previous EntriesHydrogeological condition and groundwater quality distribution in the tsunami affected Southern coastal area of Sri Lanka
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Groundwater monitoring in the tsunami affected southern coastal Weligama bay area was conducted during May 2005 to July 2006 to determine the hydrogeological conditions and groundwater quality by selecting 90 dug wells where water level, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS) and pH was measured in monthly interval. The Weligama bay area is located […]
Assessment of tsunami damage on the coastal vegetation in five selected districts in the coastal zone of Sri Lanka, after one and half years of tsunami
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Tsunami, the killer wave swept nearly two thirds of the coast of Sri Lanka on 26th of December, 2004. About 40,000 people died and around 500,000 people were displaced, more than 119,000 houses damaged either fully or partially. About 13 coastal districts were directly affected, the north and east suffered the brunt of the blow […]
Post-tsunami natural regeneration of coastal vegetation in the Hambantota district in south-eastern Sri Lanka.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008A qualitative rapid survey was conducted in 45 plots distributed in the gentle seashore vegetation and sand dunes (n = 13), coastal scrublands (n = 19), and mangroves (n = 13) along the coastline of Hambantota District, affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. The objective of the survey was to investigate the natural regeneration of […]
Coordination and information management mechanisms of the tsunami emergency and rehabilitation operations in agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors in Sri Lanka
Thursday, February 28th, 2008The widespread destruction caused by tsunami on December 26, 2004 brought a heavy toll on livelihoods and natural resources in the three sectors. Numerous international and national organizations assist the affected areas with main aim of restoring shattered livelihoods and for rehabilitation of natural resources for sustainable use by mitigating such disasters in the future.
Several […]
Designing green belts in the coastal zone of Hambantota
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Tsunami, which occurred in the Indian Ocean on 26th of December, 2004 caused severe damage to Sri Lanka’s coastline. Hambantota District, situated in the south of the country was among the worst affected. 19 GS Divisions in the Districts were affected. As a measure towards protection of the coastline from future such hazards, establishment of […]
Tsunami and its impact on fisheries industry in Hambantota district of Sri Lanka
Thursday, February 28th, 2008December 26, 2004 the earth quake occurred close by the Sumathra Islands created a tsumani situation at north, east and south region of Sri Lanka and caused heavy damages killing over 30,000 people, destroying over 100,000 homes and weakening the livelihood of the victims. Also, the natural ecosystems, and coastal infrastructure were destroyed to a […]
Identification of economic vulnerability of tsunami affected fishing community in Sri Lanka for rehabilitation and reconstruction: A Case study of tsunami affected fishing community in Kalutara district
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008The Indian Ocean Tsunami that hit the country on 26 December 2004 has had severe impact on Fisheries Industry. It affected the Fisheries infrastructures and community in 12 out of 14 coastal districts. This study examined the impacts on the vulnerability of fishing community of Kalutara district and the impact of the tsunami relief and […]
The effects of tsunami on small and medium enterprises (SME’s): Case in Hambantota district
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008South Asia and a part of Africa was struck by a Tsunami, a long high sea wave caused by underwater earthquake, on the 26 December 2004. In Sri Lanka costal areas around country were badly affected and entire social, economic system in those areas were disintegrated and had to depend on outside support. Those areas […]
Identification of resilient species for maritime vegetation affected by tsunami in Hambantota district of Sri Lanka
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Among the many coastal districts struck by the Tsunami disaster, Hambantota District in the Southern region, suffered heavy losses to the coastal vegetation, biodiversity, increase salinity level of crop lands and water pollution, thus transforming the coastal area unsuitable for agriculture. A field survey was conducted to identify the damaged/ tolerant/ recovered species of maritime […]
Impact of post - tsunami rehabilitation activities on selective fishing in the Northern coast of Jaffna peninsula
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008A questionnaire based survey was conducted in May 2006, among the Tsunami affected fishermen of Northern Jaffna peninsula, in order to assess the fishing effort after Tsunami rehabilitation activities. 4337 families along the coast from Valvettithurai to Kaddaikadu were included in to the survey and they were divided in to 72 sites according to their […]
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