E-Conference 2017

World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Disaster Reduction

The Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) was awarded the "World Centre Of Excellence On Landslide Disaster Reduction 2014-2017” under the theme of “Model Policy Frameworks, Standards, & Guidelines” by the Global Promotion Committee of the International Programme Of Landslide(IPL) at World Landslide Forum III on 3rd June 2014, China National Convention Centre, Beijing, China.

The International Consortium of Landslide -ICL was established in year 2002 to promote landslide research for the benefit of the society by capacity building, including education, notably in developing countries. Members of ICL decided to launch a new International Programme on Landslides -IPL having the objective of Strengthening Research and Learning on Landslides and Related Earth System Disasters for Global Risk Preparedness.

The 2006 Tokyo Action Plan proposed the creation of World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Risk Reduction as follows: “The Global Promotion Committee (GPC) of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) will identify and promote World Centre of Excellence (WCoEs) at the World Landslide Forum organized every 3 years within eligible organizations, such as universities, institutes, NGOs, government ministries and local governments, contributing to “Risk Reduction for Landslides and Related Earth System Disasters”. An independent Panel of Experts, set up by the Global Promotion Committee of International Programme on Landslides (IPL-GPC), will endorse the WCoEs.

Objectives of WCoE:

To strengthen the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) and IPL Global Promotion Committee (GPC);

To create “A Global Network of entities contributing to landslide risk reduction”

To improve the global recognition of “Landslide Risk Reduction” and its social-economic relevance, and entities contributing to this field.

Criteria for WCoE Candidates

Governmental and non-governmental entities such as universities, agencies, and other institutions, and their subsidiary entities (faculties, departments, centres, divisions or others) which meet the following two conditions:

Contributing to “Risk Reduction for Landslides and Related Earth System Disasters”; and

Willing to support IPL intellectually, practically and financially by either joining ICL or contributing to IPL-GPC and promote "landslide research and risk reduction" on a regional and/or global scale in a mutually beneficial manner.

Member of the Board of Representatives

CECB was admitted to the membership under the status and bylaws of ICL as a “Member of the Board of Representatives” in all matters dealing with landslide initiatives in year 2012

Membership of ICL Capacity Development Network

CECB also obtained the membership representing Sri Lanka, which is a thematic and regional network established to support the regional activities of ICL and IPL.

Members of IPL who Received the Award of World Centre of Excellence Under Different Themes

No	Title	Leader	Country, Institution
1.	Formation Mechanism Research, Disaster Warning and Universal Education of Cold Regions Landslide	Wei Shan	Research Center of Cold Regions Landslide, China
2.	Scientific Research for Mitigation, Preparedness and Risk Assessment of Landslides	Wang Min	China Geological Survey, China
3.	Scientific Research for Landslide Risk Analysis, Modeling, Mitigation and Education	Liang-Jenq Leu	Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, China, Taiwan
4.	Landslide Risk Reduction in the Adriatic-Balkan Region through the Regional Cooperation	Željko Arbanas, Snježana Mihalić Arbanas	Croatian Landslide Group, Croatia
5.	Landslide Risk Assessment and Development Guidelines for Effective Risk Reduction	Josef Stemberk	Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics Czech Academy of Sciences & Charles University, Faculty of Science, Czech Republic
6.	Promoting Knowledge, Innovations and Institutions with South-South Focus through a Regional Network of Landslide Risk Reduction in Changing Climate Scenario in Asia	Dwikorita Karnawati	Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
7.	Advanced Technologies for Landslides (ATLaS)	Nicola Casagli	Department of Earth Science, University of Florence, Italy
8.	Emergency Response Support System for Large-scale Landslide Disasters	Daisuke Higaki	The Japan Landslide Society (JLS), Japan
9.	Risk Identification and Land-use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides	Hideaki Marui	Niigata University, Institute for Natural Hazards and Disaster Recovery, Japan
10.	Implementation of National Slope Master Plan	Che Hassandi Abdullah	Slopes Engineering Branch, Public Works Department of Malaysia, Malaysia
11.	Building Human Capacities and Expertise in Landslide Disaster Risk Managements	Ogbonnaya Igwe	Department of Geology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
12.	International Summer School on Rockslides and Related Phenomena in the Kokomeren River Valley, Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan	Alexander Strom	Geodynamics Research Center – branch of JSC “Hydro project Institute” & Institute of Seismology of National Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz Republic
13.	Mechanisms of Landslides and Creep in Over-consolidated Clays and Flysch	Ana Petkovšek	University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering (UL FGG), Ljubljana, Slovenia
14.	Developing Model Policy Frameworks, Standards and Guidelines	Nihal Rupasinghe A A Virajh Dias	Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, Colombo, Sri Lanka
15.	Promoting Knowledge, Innovations and Institutions with South-South focus through a Regional network of Landslide Risk Reduction in Changing Climate Scenario in Asia	N.S.M.I. Arambepola	Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Thailand

IPL Project M143 Annual Report 2009

Evaluation of Sensitivity of the combined hydrological Model (Dynamic) for Landslide Susceptibility Risk Mapping in Sri Lanka

Quantify the landslide hazard in terms of spatial and temporal occurrences of slope stability in a sub catchment, based on a combined ground water and slope stability dynamic model for the selected area defined from the study. Beneficiaries of Project for Science, Education and/or Society The target group consists primarily of members of the respective institutions related to the disaster mitigation of Sri Lanka. The tailor-made one day knowledge dissemination workshop will be able to address conceptual importance of temporal of hazard assessment, elements at risk mapping and vulnerability assessment and apply GIS in these procedures.

IPL Project M155 Annual Report 2011

Determination of Soil Parameters of Subsurface to be Used in Slope Stability Analysis in two Different Precipitations Zones of Sri Lanka

Determination of critical and other important insitu soil parameters for various soil types that are present in two different precipitation zones in Sri Lanka and comparison of the same. The selected two precipitation regions are based with:

Heavily precipitated zone in wet zone with annual average rainfall above 4000mm.

Wet zone with annual average rainfall between 2500-3000 mm

Member of the ICL Board of Representatives since 2012

Certificate granted by the ICL for CECB to certify as a Member of the ICL Board
of Representatives.

The Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) was awarded the "World Centre of Excellence on Landslide Disaster Reduction 2014-2017 under the theme of “Model Policy Frameworks, Standards, & Guidelines” by the Global Promotion Committee of the International Consortium of Landslide. The Certificate was handed over to Eng. A A Virajh Dias by Ms. Irina Bokowa, UNESCO Director General at the award ceremony held at World Landslide Forum 3 on 3rd June 2014, China National Convention Centre, Beijing, China.