Nearly all communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka suffered damage to homes, roads and other critical infrastructure, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) assessment released on Wednesday, underscoring the scale of recovery needs and the urgency of accessible financing for the most vulnerable. The qualitative assessment, based on key informant...
The assessment highlights significant economic fallout, with over 93% of respondents reporting that livelihoods in their areas had been affected. Access to affordable finance emerged as a critical constraint to recovery. The assessment warns that without inclusive financing mechanisms, informal workers and small-scale entrepreneurs risk being left behind in the recovery process.
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Organisations- United Nations Development Programme2
- UNDP2
- UNDP Resident Representative
- Government of Sri Lanka
Keywords- financing2
- recovery2
- assessment
- livelihood
- widespread
- inclusive
- confirms
- fallout
- access
- losses
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