“Lessons Learnt in Flood Mitigation – Australian and Sri Lankan Perspectives – By Dr Chanaka Abeysingha
Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – December 2022
The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) Queensland Chapter and Sabaragamuwa Chapter jointly hosted its 15th Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity on Sunday, 25th September 2022 as a webinar.
The presentation was delivered online by an expert panel:
• Dr. Prasanna Egodawatta – Senior Lecturer in Water/Environmental Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology.
• Dr Sharmil Markar – Managing Director of WRM Water & Environment, a Brisbane-based specialist water resources consultancy.
• Prof. K.D.W. Nandalal – Senior Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Peradeniya.
• Eng. S.P.C. Sugeeshwara – current Director of Irrigation (Hydrology and Disaster Management) of the Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka.
The seminar provided insight into :
• Floods in Australia: frequency, severity , damage and Brisbane River Floods
• Floods in Sri Lanka: causes, hotspots and impacts
• Roles and responsibilities of government agencies in flood mitigation
• Flood mitigation: Australian context
• flood modelling, forecasting and flood risk management
• Queensland flood mitigation framework
• Flood mitigation: Sri Lankan context
• focus and progress on structural flood mitigation
• major projects and their impacts
The event, attended by more than 70 participants from around Australia and overseas, including Sri Lanka, ended with an extended Q & A panel discussion session.
The Management Committee of the QLD Chapter takes this opportunity to thank the expert panel members for their excellent presentations, Sabaragamuwa Chapter, all attendees and 4EB Sri Lankan Radio Group for
media coverage.
Dr Chanaka Abeysingha,
On behalf of the Management Committee
The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka Qld Chapter Inc
