DesInventar Disaster Loss and Damage Dataset for Sri Lanka
National disaster loss inventory for Sri Lanka from the DesInventar Sendai Framework Monitor database, compiled by Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and published by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Contains 17,729 event-level loss records covering historical, with observed impacts from coastal_flood, convective_storm, drought, extreme_temperature, flood, landslide, strong_wind, tsunami, wildfire events. Loss data includes human casualties, displacement, building damage, economic losses, agricultural damage, and infrastructure impacts. [Source: This metadata record was automatically extracted from the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) at https://data.humdata.org] [Original dataset: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/08c9ca36-8b95-4361-abf1-ce21bfc49184]
Organization
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Version
1
Resources
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Disaster data for Sri Lanka
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Disaster tabular data for Sri Lanka
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Dataset Info
| ID of dataset | rdls_lss-lka_undrr_desinventar |
|---|---|
| Catalog | Humanitarian Data Exchange |
| Publisher of dataset | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) |
| Dataset version | 1 |
| Data purpose | To document historical disaster losses in Sri Lanka from the DesInventar national disaster loss inventory, supporting disaster risk reduction monitoring under the Sendai Framework. |
| Project that produced the dataset | DesInventar Sendai - Disaster Information Management System |
| Additional details | Event-level disaster loss records from the DesInventar database for Sri Lanka, maintained by Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Covers 17,729 observed disaster events from historical. Data collected through direct observational reporting and includes human impacts (deaths, injuries, missing, affected, evacuated, relocated), physical impacts (houses destroyed/damaged, education centres, hospitals, roads), economic losses (local currency and USD), and agricultural impacts (crop damage in hectares, livestock losses). Methodology: Direct Observational Data / Anecdotal Data. |
| Creator | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) |
| Contact Point | Disaster Management Centre (DMC) |
| License | CC-BY-4.0 |
Loss Component
| Loss | Loss Type | Impact Unit |
|---|---|---|
| loss_001_coastalflood_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_002_coastalflood_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_003_coastalflood_evacuated | Ground up | |
| loss_004_coastalflood_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_005_coastalflood_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_006_convectivestorm_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_007_convectivestorm_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_008_convectivestorm_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_009_convectivestorm_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_010_convectivestorm_injured | Ground up | |
| loss_011_drought_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_012_drought_damages_in_crops_ha | Ground up | |
| loss_013_drought_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_014_drought_evacuated | Ground up | |
| loss_015_drought_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_016_drought_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_017_drought_missing | Ground up | |
| loss_018_flood_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_019_flood_damages_in_crops_ha | Ground up | |
| loss_020_flood_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_021_flood_education_centers | Ground up | |
| loss_022_flood_evacuated | Ground up | |
| loss_023_flood_hospitals | Ground up | |
| loss_024_flood_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_025_flood_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_026_flood_injured | Ground up | |
| loss_027_flood_losses_local | Ground up | |
| loss_028_flood_missing | Ground up | |
| loss_029_flood_relocated | Ground up | |
| loss_030_flood_victims | Ground up | |
| loss_031_flood_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_032_flood_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_033_flood_evacuated | Ground up | |
| loss_034_flood_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_035_flood_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_036_flood_injured | Ground up | |
| loss_037_flood_missing | Ground up | |
| loss_038_flood_relocated | Ground up | |
| loss_039_landslide_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_040_landslide_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_041_landslide_evacuated | Ground up | |
| loss_042_landslide_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_043_landslide_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_044_landslide_injured | Ground up | |
| loss_045_landslide_losses_local | Ground up | |
| loss_046_landslide_missing | Ground up | |
| loss_047_landslide_relocated | Ground up | |
| loss_048_strongwind_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_049_strongwind_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_050_strongwind_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_051_strongwind_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_052_strongwind_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_053_strongwind_evacuated | Ground up | |
| loss_054_strongwind_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_055_strongwind_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_056_strongwind_injured | Ground up | |
| loss_057_strongwind_missing | Ground up | |
| loss_058_tsunami_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_059_tsunami_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_060_tsunami_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_061_tsunami_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_062_tsunami_injured | Ground up | |
| loss_063_tsunami_losses_local | Ground up | |
| loss_064_tsunami_missing | Ground up | |
| loss_065_wildfire_affected | Ground up | |
| loss_066_wildfire_deaths | Ground up | |
| loss_067_wildfire_evacuated | Ground up | |
| loss_068_wildfire_houses_damaged | Ground up | |
| loss_069_wildfire_houses_destroyed | Ground up | |
| loss_070_wildfire_injured | Ground up | |
| loss_071_wildfire_losses_local | Ground up |