National Building Research Organisation
(NBRO)
Climate Research Unit (CRU)
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STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Institutional Stakeholders
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Ministry of Disaster Management
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Climate Change Secretariat
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Irrigation Department
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Department of Agrarian Development
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Water Management Secretariat
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Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka
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Hector Kobbekaduwa Agriculture Research and Training Institute
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Ministry of Environment
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Ministry of Agriculture
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Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management
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Ministry of Public Administration
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Disaster Management Centre
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United Nations Development Programme
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Meteorological Department
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Department of Agriculture
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National Physical Planning Department
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Wildlife Conservation Department
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Central Environmental Authority
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Samurdhi Authority
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Ceylon Electricity Board
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National Water Supply and Drainage Board
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Water Resource Board
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Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy
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International Water Management Institute
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National Dam Safety and Water Resource Planning Project
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National Cleaner Production Centre
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Geological Surveys and Mines Bureau
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Academic Stakeholders
29. Department of Zoology, University of Colombo
30. Department of Sociology, University of Colombo
31. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
32. Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Open University of Sri Lanka
33. Department of Agribusiness Management, University of Wayamba
CONTACT CRU
Research Team
VIEE Investigators
1. George Hornberger (PI); University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Science; Craig E. Philip Chair in Engineering; VIEE Director.
2. Amanda Carrico (co-PI); Research Assistant Professor, VIEE; CCRN Fellow.
3. James Fraser, Ph.D. (co-PI); Associate Professor of Human and Organizational Development; VIEE Fellow; Graduate Faculty, Duke University.
4. Jonathan Gilligan, Ph.D. (co-PI); Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences; Associate Director of the Vanderbilt Climate Change Research Network.
5. Heather Truelove, Ph.D. (co-PI); Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology, University of North Florida.
6. Lanka Thabrew, Ph.D. (former co-PI); Project Consultant.
7. Joshua Bazuin, Ph.D. VIEE Postdoctoral Fellow
VIEE Graduate Students and Research Assistants
Malaka Dhamruwan; Emily Burchfield; Ashley Greene; Deb Perrone; Elizabeth Stone; Ripley Carlson;John Jacobi; Thushara Gunda; Steven Berry
NBRO/CRU Investigators and Researchers
1. Eng. (Dr.) Asiri Karunawardene, Director General, NBRO
2. Kishan Sugathapala, Director, Human Settlements Division, NBRO
3. Clarence Perera, Consultant
4. Dayan Munasinghe, Scientist
5. Rohan Cooray, Scientist
6. Anuruddha Vijekumara, Scientist
7. Senaka de Silva, CRU Co-ordinator
7. Jayanika Kumarasamy, CRU Research Assistant
