The Economic Impact of 2017 Floods in Baddegama Divisional Secretariat  Division in Galle District

dc.contributor.author	Mihiraj, M.H.N.
dc.contributor.author	Rathnathunga, E.U.U.
dc.contributor.author	Piyadasa, R.U.K.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-18T09:01:56Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-18T09:01:56Z
dc.date.issued	2021-03-03
dc.identifier.issn	2362-0412
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/3505
dc.description.abstract	Fifteen districts were affected by floods and landslides in Sri Lanka due to the heavy rains in southwest monsoon during May 2017. The floods in Baddegama DSD were severe than the previous years and affected the livelihood of the people. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the economic impact of 2017 floods in Baddegama divisional secretariat division (DSD) in Galle district and to analyze the damage occurred due to floods in 2017 and corresponded satisfaction level on damage compensation payments received by the respondents. A sample of one hundred fifty-two flood affected households from twenty-five affected Grama Niladari Divisions (GNDs) were selected (15% of the affected population) according to the stratified sampling technique.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Ruhuna	en_US
dc.subject	Disaster management	en_US
dc.subject	Economic impact	en_US
dc.subject	Floods	en_US
dc.subject	Social impact	en_US
dc.title	The Economic Impact of 2017 Floods in Baddegama Divisional Secretariat Division in Galle District	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US