Awareness programmes on environmental conservation, disaster management

Priyanka Kurugala

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) will launch awareness programmes to educate people on environmental conservation and disaster management, said SLRCS Deputy Director General Sudath Madugalle addressing a media conference in Colombo.

He said the SLRCS will hold a seminar on Good Practices of Climate Change Adaptation at the BMICH on June 17 and 18.

The step is taken as the next step to protect the public from disasters, he said.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will provide aid for the people who are affected by disasters in the world. The SLRCS under the direction of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement provides other requirements as well, he said.

Preinforming, facing to disasters, providing aid and making people aware of disasters are new programmes of the SLRCS, he said.

The SLRCS will lead and coordinate other organizations which are providing aid in disasters. Changing climate is one of the biggest problems in the world. It is an unavoidable threat to human development, he said.

Programme Manager Nandana Mohottige, Delegate German RC Dr. Anthony, Deputy Director General Col.Sudath Madugalle, Delegate IFRC Dr.Bhanu Prathap and Programme Officer Disaster Management Gothami Chandrarathna also participated.