This week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
Posts By A. Subakaran
Incentivizing Better Local Governance in Sri Lanka
December 14, 2011
While local governments are widely viewed as critical to development because they are considered citizens’ most accessible government unit, in many developing countries these local government institutions don’t live up to their potential…
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Economic Development | Governance | International Development
Countries: Sri Lanka
Water Tank Saves Sri Lankan Residents from Worst of Floods
June 22, 2011
Sri Lanka is no stranger to water-related disaster; the 2004 tsunami was only one such threat to livelihoods in the vulnerable island nation. In January and February 2011, Sri Lanka’s Northern, Eastern, and Central provinces were deluged by severe floods. Though flooding during the country’s bi-annual monsoon is a recurrent problem, the rains in the hardest-hit district of Batticaloa…
Topics: Disaster | Economic Development | Environment | Governance | International Development
Countries: Sri Lanka