ABSTRACT
Sri Lanka’s disaster scenarios include annual floods, droughts, the 2004 Tsunami and human-made disasters covering large garbage dumps, industrial effluents and polluted waterways. The Social Work Programme at the National Institute of Social Development (NISD) which is responsible for social work training has a Disaster Management Unit. While useful once disasters occur, it does not cover the country’s serious environmental protection problems. In the 21st century, it is crucial that Sri Lanka’s social work training incorporate environmental protection in the curriculum. This chapter explores a project on environmental protection that involved students from NISD and this author, their supervisor.
