Deltares, Netherlands (Lead Consultant ) , ADPC, Thailand (Associate Consultant) and CECB, Sri Lanka (Associate Consultant)The first phase of the project aims at developing a high precision urban drainage model for the basin and undertake urgent, short to medium term interventions which are needed to address the issues related to flooding and the second step will be aimed at long term flood risk reduction interventions such as strengthening the strategic planning process at metropolitan level, enhance the capacity of local authorities to better manage their drainage infrastructure, introduce the use of low-cost robust interventions, like green drainages, improvement to solid waste management, etc.
CECB is involved in
- Hazard Assessment, Collection, categorization and inventorization of elements exposed
- Vulnerability analysis and Detailed flood risk analysis
- Development of a Flood Risk Management Strategy for the Colombo Metropolitan Region
- Conducting and organizing workshops and training programmes
https://www.deltares.nl/en/projects/protecting-colombo-against-future-floods/