Assessment of vulnerability in relation to Tsunami risk assessment

Abstract

Planning post tsunami rehabilitation and conservation of the Sri Lankan coastline should ideally be undertaken within a multi hazard coastal risk assessment framework giving due consideration to all the coastal hazards. Even when risk assessments are undertaken only for the tsunami hazard it is important to conduct such studies on a platform which can accommodate other coastal hazards. For risk assessment against the tsunami hazard it is important to assess scientifically and establish the basis and criteria on which such an exercise is undertaken. Planning based on observations arising from a single extreme event without scientifically analyzing the true character of potential events, their impacts and future threats and risks should be avoided