ComBank supports DMC to strengthen country’s disaster readiness
View(s):The Commercial Bank of Ceylon, under its ‘Rebuild Together’ initiative, a national effort launched following Cyclone Ditwah to aid recovery and reduce future disaster risks, has stepped in to strengthen the country’s disaster preparedness and risk management capabilities by funding the complete revamp of the RiskInfo Spatial Data Portal managed by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
Cyclone Ditwah highlighted the need for robust, modern and accessible risk information systems. The DMC, as Sri Lanka’s national focal point for disaster risk management, plays a central role in coordinating preparedness, response and recovery. It is supported by platforms such as RiskInfo Spatial Data Portal and the DesInventar database, which house multi-hazard risk maps, exposure and vulnerability data, and historical disaster loss information, the bank said in a media release.
These platforms support evidence-based planning, early warning dissemination, and emergency response, while also informing decisions that directly impact communities, such as urban redevelopment, safe relocation, infrastructure resilience, and sustainable business development, ensuring that people, livelihoods, and long-term growth are better protected from climate and disaster risks.
Commenting on the initiative, Kapila Hettihamu, Chief Risk Officer of Commercial Bank said: “As a leading financial institution, we believe our responsibility extends beyond responding to crises, to helping the country prepare for them. We have collaborated with the DMC to operationalise this upgrade as a way to transition the nation from reactive recovery to proactive, data-driven disaster risk management.As a bank that believes in using technology to make lives better, we feel the revamping of the RiskInfo Spatial Data Portal represents an investment in knowledge, preparedness and early action.”
This milestone engagement of Commercial Bank was formalised at an event held at the Disaster Management Centre, attended by Major General (Retd.) Sampath Kotuwegoda, Director General – DMC, Ms. Anoja Senevirathna, Director – Mitigation Research and Development Division – DMC, Mr. Hettihamu, and members of the bank’s senior management, and members of the bank’s Sustainability Department.
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