Reconstruction Post Cyclone Ditwah: Recovery and Resilience

Call for Papers – Special Issue: “Reconstruction Post Cyclone Ditwah: Recovery and Resilience”

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission deadline: 30 June 2026

Overview

Following the devastating flooding caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka (November 2025), this special issue addresses the urgent transition from emergency relief to long-term, climate-resilient reconstruction. It emphasizes that infrastructure must be redesigned for the current and future climate, rather than simply repaired to pre-disaster standards. The issue seeks research that integrates disaster risk reduction and climate interdependencies into national policy, urban planning, and project delivery.

Key Research Themes

• Climate Resilience & “Build Back Better”: Integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) into post-cyclone reconstruction, early warning system (EWS)-responsive building design, and anticipatory action.

• Infrastructure & Technology: Resilient built assets, infrastructure interdependencies for compound hazards, nature-based solutions, and tools for disaster-resilient reconstruction.

• Governance & Policy: Urban planning regulations, building approval processes, economic/fiscal constraints, funding management, and policy integration.

• Socio-Cultural & Project Dynamics: Displacement and relocation strategies, post-disaster project management, reconstruction quality, resilient contractor selection, and stakeholder dynamics.

Submission Details

• Submission window: 09 February 2026 – 30 June 2026.

• Submission portal: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijdrbe

• Special Instructions: You must select the special issue title from the drop-down menu during the submission process.

• Submission Standards: Manuscripts must adhere strictly to the IJDRBE Author Guidelines.

Guest Editor Team

• Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga, Loughborough University (d.amaratunga@lboro.ac.uk)

• Dr. Chamindi Malalgoda, University of Huddersfield (C.Malalgoda@hud.ac.uk)

• Dr. Chathu Jayakody, Birmingham City University (Chathu.Jayakody@bcu.ac.uk)

Why This Issue Matters

Cyclone Ditwah serves as a critical driver for systemic change in disaster-prone regions. This issue focuses on the "quiet months" between disasters, providing a scholarly platform to transform disaster management from reactive repair to proactive, climate-resilient infrastructure governance.

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