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C. D. DE SILVA
SENIOR STATISTICIAN
DEPARTMENT OF CENSUS & STATISTICS
SRI LANKA
WORK SHOP ON IMPROVING THE INTEGRATION OF A
GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN TO OFFICIAL STATISTICS
Chiba, Japan 16 – 19 April 2013
GENDER ISSUES IN TO ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS
Outline
Sri Lanka Overview Sri Lanka census on the Tsunami 2004 Major sources of Gender Statistics on
environment Gender and natural disasters Environmental impact on health Management of the environment Issues Suggestions
Geographic Location
Sri Lanka Overview
Population – 20.2 Million
Male - 48.5%
Female - 51.5%
Total land area 65,610 Sq.Km
• The Majority of the total population of Sri Lanka comprises with female population which accounted 51.5 percent out of the total population, while the sex ratio is 94.3 percent.
• Tsunami affected on 26th of December 2004.
• It affected Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western coasts of Sri Lanka.
• 13 District out of 14 Districts of the coastal belt has affected.
• Data were disaggregated by sex
Sri Lanka Census on the Persons and Building
affected by the Tsunami
Percentage of all persons who are living in the damage housing units by sex
Male 182481
Female 181781
Not Stated 306
Total 364262
Source – Department Of Census & Statistics
• It has been reported that around Three Hundred & Sixty Four Thousand people were living in the affected housing units.
Percentage of children under 5 years who are living
in the damaged housing units by sex
Male 16234Female 15494Not Stated 31
Total 31759
0.1%
51.1%48.8%
Male Female Not Stated
Source – Department Of Census & Statistics
It can be seen that slightly more men than females were living in the damaged housing units .
There were few cases who have not reported their age and sex.
Women in the reproductive age group (15-49) who are living in the damaged housing units
Source – Department Of Census & Statistics
6.6
1.2
6.8
14.3
7.8
2.4
19.1 19.7
9.6
5.8 6.4
0.3 0.10
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Districts
Per
cent
The highest women in reproductive age group was reported from Batticaloa and Ampara districts and the lowest in Puttalam district.
Percentage of persons injured due to Tsunami who are
living in the damaged housing units by sex
Source – Department Of Census & Statistics
0
20
40
60
80
100
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Mull
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Killinoc
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Putta
lam
Districts
Percent
Male Female
Among the injured majority were males except in Kilinochchi and Mulativu Districts.
Distribution of dead and missing persons due to Tsunami who lived in damaged housing units by
sex
Source – Department Of Census & Statistics
35.4
64.6
39.9
60.1
0
20
40
60
80
100
Male Female Male Female
Dead Missing
Percent
Among the dead and missing majority were females.
Major Sources of Gender Statistics on Environment
- Tsunami Census – 2004
- National Disaster Relief Services Centre
- Department of Meteorology
- Disaster Management Centre
- National Building Research Organisation
- Department of Forest
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
- Demographic and Health Survey -2006/07
(Department of Census & Statistics)
- Household Income & Expenditure Survey 2009/10
(Department of Census & Statistics)
- Ministry of Health
Gender and Natural Disasters The ministry of Disaster Management has drafted the National
Policy for Disaster Management in Sri Lanka.
The Disaster Management centre of Sri Lanka was established
under the act No 13 of 2005 after the Tsunami 2004.
M ost common hazards experience in Sri Lanka are- Flood- Drought- Lightening- Cyclone- Landslides
Data on deaths due to natural disasters disaggregated by sex are not available
Numbers of Persons Affected by Natural Disasters 2005-2011
Source – National Disaster Relief Services Centre
After 2009 there exist an Increasing trend of floods mostly due to monsoonal rain or effects of low pressure systems .
Droughts occur due to failure of monsoonal rain .
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Flood Drought
Lightening (Thundering) Cyclone
Landslides
Persons deaths by Natural Disasters, 2005-2011
Source – National Disaster Relief Services Centre
0
20
40
60
80
100
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Flood Lightening (Thundering) Cyclone Landslides
Statistics on diseases due to certain Environmental Factors
Source – Health Administrative Reports
Department of Census & Statistics
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20
40
60
80
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Male Female Diseases
%
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20
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Infe
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Renal fa
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Male Female
Diseases
%
Source – Health Administrative Reports
Department of Census & Statistics
Statistics on deaths due to certain Environmental Factors
Involvement of women and men in management of the environment
The publication of the Sri Lanka women 2007 done by the department of census & Statistics, include the involvement of management positions of Administrative ,Scientific, Planning ,Accountants ,Engineering ,Medical Services by sex.
But managerial positions in environment ministries or environment related ministries such as forestry, energy, water, sanitation or agriculture etc. by sex and type of ministry are not collected.
Administrative sources are used for this purpose.
Suggestions
Issues
• Unavailability of timely , up to date and comparable gender statistics related to environment
• Health survey’s focuses on a particular group. Example - DHS mainly focuses on monitoring the situation of women and children.
• To include environmental gender statistics to the official statistics system in Sri Lanka.
• Develop a core set on gender statistics to the environment.
Thank You