South Asia

Global Platform: disaster risk reduction Duryog Nivaran & Practical Action participated at the third session of the Global Platform 2011. Global Platform 2011 highlights Practical Action was part of the drafting committee of the Chair's Summary, and organized an Ignite stage session Participatory Climate Risk Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment A set of tools to operationalise the Adaptive Livelihood Framework and build the adaptive capacity of communities Rebuilding livelihoods Practical Action provides fishing craft and gear to fishers from war-affected north. South Asia Disaster Report 2010 was officially launched at the Asian Ministerial Meeting in October 2010 in Korea. Annual Report Practical Action South Asia's Annual Report, including case studies and financial statements.

Practical Action's strength is its experience of over 20 years in the socio-economic development of Sri Lanka. This has helped the organisation understand and be sensitive towards the diverse needs of the communities, understand better the country's socio-economic systems, and the roles of different stakeholders in the process of socio-economic development.

The organization focuses on technology as a tool in poverty reduction and development while having a holistic view on development including social and economic development. This has given a unique position to Practical Action among the development actors in the country.

We work with and support a broad spectrum of stakeholders including government policy and decision making bodies, civil society organizations, academic institutions and other research institutes.

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Practical Action South Asia
5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha
Kirulapone, Colombo 05
Sri Lanka

Tel: +94 11 2829 412 (... 413, 414, 415)
Fax: +94 11 2856 188

e-mail: practicalaction@practicalaction.org.lk