UK supports Sri Lankan disaster preparedness
Twenty nine participants from Government Ministries, Police, Fire
Rescue Service, Medical Services, Colombo Airport (BIA), Sri Lankan
Armed Forces, the National Disaster Management Centre and other bodies
have benefited from a week-long training course on disaster management.
The course was organised by the British High Commission in Colombo,
and run by the prestigious Bournemouth University Disaster Management
Centre from June 15-19. British High Commissioner, Dr Peter Hayes
presented course certificates to the participants at the end of the
course.
He said, "the heart of disaster management is the ability to work
together, across organisational boundaries, and to deal with whatever
challenges present to themselves. We are delighted to help Sri Lanka to
prepare for such future shocks" This is the third national disaster
management course the British High Commission has supported in Sri
Lanka.
The courses are funded by the UK Ministry of Defence and co-ordinated
by the High Commission's Defence Section. Defence Advisor, Lt Col Anton
Gash said: "I am encouraged to see the continued high level of interest
in this type of training and the robust ownership of the courses by the
National Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka." |