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Assessing Disaster Hazards as Current Early Warning

 

Publications

 

Peer-reviewed Publications and Proceedings (11)

2016

  1. “Natural Disasters and Extreme Events”. Second National Communication on Climate Change. Maldives Ministry of Environment and Energy for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2016, in press.
  2. Zubair, L., Wickramagamage, P., Visvanathan, J., Chandrasekera, S. and Agalawatte, P. (2016). “Environmental Management Challenges under Rapid Urbanization: Lessons from Pinga Oya catchment of Sri Lanka's Mahaweli River”. 8th International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment, workshop of the American Society of Civil Engineers; 4-6 January 2016, at Cinnamon Grand Colombo IPWE conference paper no: 261.
  3. Zubair, L. (2015). "Climate Variability and Change in the Tropical Indian Ocean Islands: Implication for Water Security and Green Development" to the 2015 International Conference on Green Development in Tropical Regions, held in West Sumatera, Indonesia, in October, 28-31, 2015. (Invited speaker under plenary III: Climate & Natural Resources Management).

2017

  1. Agalawatte, P., Zubair, L., Zahid, Viswanathan, J. & Bell, M. (2016). “The Monthly Climate Advisory for Maldives – a resource for marine Scientists”. (Poster Presentation at the Maldives Marine Science Symposium on 27 October 2016, at the Maldives National University, Male’ Maldives.
  2. Zubair, L., Zahid, Agalawatte, P. and Lokuhetti, R. (2016). The Maldives. In Michael H. Glantz (Ed.), A stepping stone toward ENSO related DRR lessons learning: Lessons Learned Portal Project for ENRNs (El Niño Ready Nations) (pp. 26 – 31). US: CCB/INSTAAR, University of Colorado. Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, Award No. Z12-96974
  3. Zubair, L., Agalawatte, P. and Lokuhetti, R. (2016). Sri Lanka. In Michael H. Glantz (Ed.), A stepping stone toward ENSO related DRR lessons learning: Lessons Learned Portal Project for ENRNs (El Niño Ready Nations) (pp. 43 – 45). US: CCB/INSTAAR, University of Colorado. Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, Award No. Z12-96974

2018

  1. Lokuhetti, R., Zubair, L., Visvanathan, J., M., Nijamdeen, A. (2017). Drought Monitoring for Sri Lanka: Spatial Extent and Temporal Evolution during the 2016-17 Drought. International Round table on the Impact of Extreme Natural Events: Science and Technology for mitigation IRENE 2017. (pp.29). Sri Lanka: South Eastern University.
  2. Nijamdeen, A., Zubair, L., Dharmadasa, M., Najimuddin, N., P. and Malge, C. (2017). Seasonal Impact of Climate on Tea Production in Sri Lanka. International Roundtable on the Impact of Extreme Natural Events: Science and Technology for mitigation IRENE 2017. (pp.25). Sri Lanka: South Eastern University.
  3. Lokuhetti, R., Zubair, L., Visvanathan, J., M., Nijamdeen, A. (2017) Cyclonic Storm Roanu and the Orographic Rainfall Mechanism triggered the Landslide in Aranayaka in May 2016. International Roundtable on the Impact of Extreme Natural Events: Science and Technology for mitigation IRENE 2017. (pp.25). Sri Lanka: South Eastern University.
  4. Zubair, R. Lokuhetti, J. Visvanathan, T. Hadgie. Sensors used to detect transport of particulates from Sri Lanka’s Coal Power plant to its central highlands. American Geophysical Union fall meeting 2018.
  5. Zubair, R. Salih, A. Nijamdeen. Climate drive the seasonal and regional variation in seasonality and epidemics across the scattered islands of the Maldives. Foundation for Environment Climate and Technology. American Geophysical Union fall meeting 2018.
  6. Nijamdeen, L. Zubair, R Salih, R. Lokuhetti, T. Hadgie, M. Randiwela. Seasonal climate variability impacts Tea production across Tea regions of Sri Lanka. Foundation for Environment Climate and Technology. American Geophysical Union fall meeting 2018.

Journal References (2)

2017

  1. Agalawatte, P. and Zubair, L. (2016). State of the art climate change assessments for Sri Lanka from CMIP5. In Climate Change Secretariat (Ed.), Neelaharitha-The Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka (pp.40-46). Sri Lanka: Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment.
  2. Agalawatte, P., Viswanathan, J., Zubair, L. and Bell, M. (2016). Providing climate services for water management in Sri Lanka. In Climate Change Secretariat (Ed.), Neelaharitha-The Climate Change Magazine of Sri Lanka (pp.40-46). Sri Lanka: Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment.

Other Research Outputs (not peer-reviewed)

Reports (15)

2016

  1. Agalawatte, P. and Lareef Zubair, Extremes Classification for Rainfall at the Main Meteorological Stations in Sri Lanka. FECT Technical Report (2). Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana. (2016).
  2. Kamiss, A., Viswanathan, J. and Zubair, L., (2015). “Recent Disasters in Sri Lanka-Data Analysis” Technical Report (1). Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana.
  3. Wickramagamage, P. Aranayaka Landslide, Geography, FECT Technical Report (3). Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana. (2016).
  4. Zubair, P. Agalwatte, J. Vishwanathan, S. Ashraj, Y. Indrachapa, C. Gunaratne, and U. Ratnayake, (2015), Climate and Water: Case Studies of Adaptation in Sri Lanka, Course Book for Masters in Development Practice at the University of Peradeniya.

2017

  1. Manusha Lakmali, “Industrial Training Executive Summary” FECT Technical Report (5). Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana. (2016)
  2. Najimudeen, N, L. Zubair, Analysis of Historical Flooding Incidence in Akurana. FECT Technical Report (9). Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana. (2017).
  3. Lokuhetti, R., P. Agalawatte, N. Shobana, S. Rathnayake and U. Ratnayake. FECT report on Aranayake landslide site visit. June 2016.
  4. Lokuhetti, R., Agalawatte, P., Viswanathan, J., Zubair, L., Zahid and Bell, M. (2016). Monthly Reports on Experimental Climate Monitoring and Prediction for the Maldives – (from October, November and December 2016). Technical Report. Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana.
  5. Rathnayake, S. and L. Zubair (2016). Analysis of Historical Flooding Incidence in Akurana. (In draft form) FECT Technical Report. Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana.

2018

  1. Ruchira Lokuhetti, Lareef Zubair, Nushrath Najimuddin. The Climate over Sri Lanka up to the Yala of 2017, FECT Technical report. Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana Village, Rajawella, Sri Lanka. December 18, 2017
  2. Lareef Zubair, Nishan Ahmed, Majeeda Mohamed, Zahid, (2017). Climate drives the Seasonal and regional variation in Dengue incidence in the Maldives. FECT Technical report 2017-11 (Page 15). Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, Digana Village, Rajawella, Sri Lanka.
  3. Lokuhetti, C. Malge, L. Zubair, Climate of Sri Lanka during 2017, Technical Report, FECT.
  4. Zubair, R. Abeysinghe, R. Lokuhetti, A. Nijamdeen, C. Malge, “State of the Sri Lankan Climate for 2016 and 2017”.
  5. Wickramagamage, P. (2017): Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, (Pages 44)
  6. Wijerathne, K. (2017) Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology, (Pages 23)

Posters (2)

  1. Ratnayake, U., L. Zubair, P. Agalawatte, Zahid (MMS), K. Wijeratne, S. Sherpa. (2015). Estimating water scarcity in Maldives (poster)
  2. Wijeratne, U. Ratnayake, L. Zubair, Y. Ashraj, A. Afaaf, Zahid (MMS), M.Rasheed (MWSC), M. Majeeda & M. Mizna (MNU). (2015). Availability of Fresh water in Male’ Maldives (poster).

 

 

Technical Research Presentations (23)

2016

  1. Zubair, L. "Climate Variability and Change in the Tropical Indian Ocean Islands: Implication for Water Security and Green Development" at the 2015 International Conference on Green Development in Tropical Regions, organized by Andalas University, Indonesia held in West Sumatera, Indonesia, from 28 - 31 October, 2015.
  2. Zubair, L. "Environmental Management Challenges under Rapid Urbanization: Lessons from Pinga Oya catchment of Sri Lanka's Mahaweli River". 8th International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment. January 4-6, 2016. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  3. Agalawatte "Intra-Seasonal Climate Predictions for Water Resources Management in Sri Lanka." 8th International Perspective on Water Resources and the Environment. January 4-6, 2016. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  4. Zubair, Panelist on Communication of Science, Technology and Innovation National Forum, Ministry of Science and Technology, Colombo – 7, September 7-10th, 2016.
  5. Zubair, Invited to Committee on Environment, Air Pollution Impacts from Coal Power Plants, Convened by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, September 13, 2016.

2017

  1. Key Note Address to the Faculty of Science’s Annual Research Sessions by L. Zubair at South Eastern University in December 2016 - elicited media coverage in a Tamil Newspaper.
  2. Wickramagamage, Recent Advances in Disaster management in the Maldives, Aranayaka Land slide Sri Lanka, Foundation for Environment, Climate & Technology Akurana, Sri Lanka. 6 July, 2017
  3. Public invited lecture by L. Zubair on Weather and Climate and Natural Hazards in Sri Lanka: Implications for Disaster Risk Management at The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka on July 2017 - Attended by 100 persons - video was live streamed.
  • Agalawatte, P., Zubair, L., Zahid, Viswanathan, J. & Bell, M. (2016). “The Monthly Climate Advisory for Maldives – a resource for marine Scientists”. (Poster Presentation at the Maldives Marine Science Symposium on 27 October 2016, at the Maldives National University, Male’ Maldives.
  • Presentation by Zahid, L. Zubair at the Maldives Meteorological Service Conference room, 24th January 2017
  • Visvanathan, Corrective Measures for Soil Moisture Instrumentation at the Maldives Meteorological Service Conference room, 24th January 2017

2018

  1. Ruchira Lokuhetti: The Landslide in Aranayaka in May 2016
  2. Chalani Malge: Net CDF files from Excel
  3. Janan Visvanathan: Server, Linux from Pen Drive, Maproom
  4. Madhura Dharmadasa: Review of Tea and Climate Book
  5. Priyan Liyanage: Web Technologies
  6. Nushrath Najimuddin: Recent Floods in the Pinga Oya
  7. Ruchira Lokuhetti: Drought Monitoring For 2016-17 Drought - International Round table on the Impacts of Extreme natural Events: Science and Technology for Mitigation IRENE 2017
  8. Ruchira Lokuhetti: Drought Monitoring for Sri Lanka: Spatial Extent and Temporal Evolution during the 2016-17 Drought
  9. Ashara Nijamdeen: Seasonal Impact of Climate on Tea Production in Sri Lanka
  10. Lareef Zubair: Cyclonic Storm Roanu and the Orographic Rainfall Mechanism triggered the Landslide in Aranayaka in May 2016.
  11. Nushrath Najimuddin: Flood Analysis for Pinga Oya
  12. Ruchira Lokuhetti: Floods of May 2017 / Update on Droughts
  13. Rushda Salih: Application of Eggshell wastes for Boron remediation from desalinated water
  14. Chalani Malge: Uploading Data to the IRI Data Library at Columbia University
  15. Rasika Abesinghe: Drought Portals for Drought and Hazards Project