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Niranga Alahacoon

Regional Researcher - Remote Sensing and Disaster Risk Specialist

Research team

Water data science > Water data science for action

Areas of expertise

remote sensing hydrological modeling remote sensing data geographic information systems hydrodynamic modelling geology disaster risk management rapid emergency response mapping

Niranga worked as a lecturer at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences and Technology (FMSC), University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. He served as academic coordinator of the MSc program in disaster management at the Institute of Human Resource Advancement (IHRA), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Recent publications

Report on the field visit to the anticipatory action pilot site in Chrystlers Farm, Kotagala Estate, Sri Lanka.

National workshop on the drought action plan for Zambia. Proceedings of the National Workshop on the Drought Action Plan for Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, 19 June 2024.

National launch of the Climate Smart Governance (CSG) Dashboard and the policy dialogue on CSG Dashboard applications to strengthen national adaptation planning and climate investment in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Workshop on the National Launch of the Climate Smart Governance (CSG) Dashboard, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 4 April 2024.

AWARE training manual.

Protecting vulnerable communities: a case study of index-based flood insurance in India, powered by flood modeling and remotely sensed rainfall.

Contact

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Languages

English, Sinhala

Profiles

Office

Sri Lanka (Global headquarters)

127, Sunil Mawatha Pelawatte, Battaramulla Colombo, Sri Lanka

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