Approaches to Equity in Post-Tsunami Assistance, Sri Lanka: A Case Study

Author(s)
Grewal, M.K.
Publication language
English
Pages
48pp
Date published
01 Nov 2006
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disasters, Tsunamis, Evaluation-related, Gender
Countries
Sri Lanka
Organisations
United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery

This paper, commissioned by the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, is
one of a range of studies designed to contribute to lesson learning within the humanitarian
reform agenda. It is a review of how equity has been handled in the post-tsunami context, using the Sri Lankan experience as a case study. Through qualitative and quantitative evidence, it identifies:
• Patterns of inequity by comparing the assistance provided to tsunami and conflict affected communities;
• Disparities in the assistance provided within the tsunami Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
group itself.