TVE Asia Pacific’s latest publication, Communicating Disasters: An Asia Pacific Resource Book, had its Sri Lankan launch on 19 February 2008.
The multi-author book focusing on how information, education and communication can help create disaster resilient communities across the Asia Pacific was released at the auditorium of Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in Colombo.
We had invited all contributing authors who are based in Sri Lanka. Six of our 21 contributors currently live in Greater Colombo, and four of them made it: Patrick Fuller, Buddhi Weerasinghe, Manori Wijesekera and myself. We missed Sanjana Hattotuwa (who is overseas) and Chanuka Wattegama.
The news story on the launch event can be read on TVEAP website.
Here are some additional photographs of the event, attended by close to 50 persons working in media, communication and humanitarian sectors.
Above and below: Nalaka Gunawardene introduces the what, why and how of the new book
Contributing authors (L to R) Patrick Fuller, Nalaka Gunawardene, Buddhi Weerasinghe and Manori Wijesekera talk about their chapters in the book.
Buddhi Weerasinghe responds to an audience question
Above: Manori Wijesekera talks about Children of Tsunami
Above and below: Sections of the audience
Photos courtesy: Indika Wanniarachchi and Wipula Dahanayake, TVE Asia Pacific
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