Simultaneous to the Climate Resilient Eco Village Development (CREVD), a Participatory Assessment of Climate and Disaster Risks (PACDR) Session was organized based in Werapitiya, Kandy on the 25th and 26th of January 2025. Based on Matara district, PACDR sessions were separately organized in Kithalagama area I, on 15th and 16th January 2025 as well as in Kithalagama Area III, on the 20th and 21st of January 2025.
The sessions were conducted by Mr. L. Gajanayake and Mr. Deepal Nishantha who were the resource persons of the PACDR session. The village meeting participants exceeded 50 and villagers were encouraged to discuss the issues related to their regions and the solutions that can be developed within the village. PRA tools were used to extract the information and responses from the villagers followed by some discussion sessions.