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Ranapura Dewage Thilini Kaushalya
ラナプラデワゲティリニカウシャルヤ

Research Assistant, ICHARM
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Home town (country); 出身:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka;スリランカ

Message; メッセージ:: I am honored to join the research community at ICHARM/PWRI and the Disaster Management PhD program at GRIPS, where I will contribute to global water-related hazard and disaster risk reduction. As a researcher from Sri Lanka, my focus is on enhancing climate resilience and disaster preparedness through multidimensional disaster studies. I am eager to learn from Japan's extensive experience in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), particularly in water-related disaster management. My goal is to enhance my knowledge and skills to contribute to the establishment of a proactive disaster response system in my country, incorporating resilient infrastructure and a robust policy framework to mitigate the adverse impacts of hydro-meteorological disasters, thereby ensuring public safety and well-being.

Main Research Topic(s); 主な研究内容:: A Comprehensive Study on Climate Change Impact, Flood-Drought Management, and Sustainable Adaptation to the hydro-meteorological disasters in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Academic/Professional Experience and Qualifications; 主な学歴・職歴、資格など:: Academic Qualifications; 学歴:

: Master of Disaster Management, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan

: Master of the Science (Environmental and Water Engineering), Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

: Bachelor of the Science (Civil Engineering) Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Professional Experience; 職歴:

2021 - 2024 : Chartered Civil Engineer, The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka

2016 - 2024 : Civil Engineer, Sri Lanka Engineering Service

Publications; 著書:: Kaushalya, R. D. T., Hemakumara, S. P., Hemakanth, S., and Sugeeshwara, S. C.: Development of model predictive controls for flood control and power generation of reservoir cascade in Mahaweli basin, Sri Lanka to mitigate energy and economic crisis provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Proc. IAHS, 386, 147–152, https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-386-147-2024, 2024

Kaushalya, R.D.T. and Nandalal, K.D.W. (2017). System Dynamics Based Model for the Nachchaduwa Reservoir in the Malwathu Oya Basin, Sri Lanka. Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 50(4), p.31., https://doi.org/10.4038/engineer.v50i4.7273

Kaushalya, R.D.T., Senarathna, H.A.N.D., Hemakumara, S.P., Widanapathirana, S., Pannala, P.A.A.P.K., Analysing theoretical CPT and SPT correlations of soils in Kelani valley. (2021). International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering - ICGE Colombo 2020. Colombo:Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society, pp.173–178