Disaster Recovery: Lessons from Global Successes

Photo courtesy of AFP When calamity strikes, the immediate imperative is saving lives, restoring essential services and delivering relief to those who have lost everything. But once the dust settles – literally and metaphorically – a far more enduring task begins: rebuilding communities, infrastructure and livelihoods. For a nation like Sri Lanka, where successive disasters have exposed institutional vulnerabilities, how that reconstruction is conducted will matter for generations. In this context, rebuilding must be more than returning to the pre-disaster status quo. It must be underpinned by accountability, transparency and sustainability. Crucially, these are not just moral imperatives; they are…

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