Tsunami Response

Sri Lanka 2005 Post-Tsunami Recovery Program: Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment

This preliminary damage and needs assessment [ PDF: 320Kb | 31 pages ] is released on 2 February 2005 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Japan Bank for International Cooperation(JBIC), and the World Bank.

This assessment report, prepared in close cooperation with the Government of Sri Lanka, sets out clear guiding principles for the reconstruction strategy, with an important emphasis on the inclusion of affected communities in the planning and process of rebuilding.

It estimates the overall damage to Sri Lanka at US$1 billion with a large proportion of losses concentrated in housing, tourism, fisheries and transportation.

Total losses are estimated to equal 4.4% of GDP with about US$500 million in external financing required in the short term for 2005.

1. Social Impacts [ PDF: 61.1Kb | 6 pages ]
2. Environment [ PDF: 62.2Kb | 6 pages ]
3. Economic Assessment [ PDF: 102Kb | 6 pages ]
4. Education [ PDF: 76.1Kb | 6 pages ]
5. Health [ PDF: 71.9Kb | 6 pages ]
6. Housing [ PDF: 78.4Kb | 8 pages ]
7. Agriculture and Livestock [ PDF: 87.2Kb | 6 pages ]
8. Livelihood [ PDF: 60.6Kb | 5 pages ]
9. Power [ PDF: 87.1Kb | 5 pages ]
10. Water Supply and Sanitation [ PDF: 155Kb | 6 pages ]
11. Transportation: Railways [ PDF: 82.2Kb | 6 pages ]
12. Transportation: Roads [ PDF: 139Kb | 9 pages ]
13. Fisheries [ PDF: 55.5Kb | 5 pages ]
14. Tourism [ PDF: 61.2Kb | 4 pages ]
15. Hazard Risk Management [ PDF: 60.9Kb | 6 pages ]