doi: 10.3850/S1793924013002356

Reconstruction Project Appraisal in a Disaster Affected Community in Central Sri Lanka

Tanja Leipold, Janaka Jayawickrama^a and Phil O’Keefe^b Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Ellison Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom. ^aj.jayawickrama@northumbria.ac.uk ^bphil.okeefe@northumbria.ac.uk

ABSTRACT

This paper analyses projects for reconstruction after landslides. The projects fall into two distinct groupings namely, disaster cycle project interventions and livelihood development interventions. Using the OECD/DAC criteria of evaluation, results from the fieldwork suggests that it is the lack of co-ordination within and between stakeholders, together with lack of co-ordination between stakeholders and beneficiaries that determines the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of project interventions. Using the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition’s summery recommendations as a measure of what is difficult in relief and rehabilitation interventions, the conclusion is reached that the same criticisms can be offered to reconstruction projects in Sri Lanka.

Keywords: Community-based disaster risk reduction, Sri Lanka, Project evaluation, OECD/DAC, Livelihood development, Co-ordination.

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