This series of publications reviews the policy challenges and presents recommendations, focusing on the economic issues, the on-going tsunami relief and reconstruction efforts and plans for risk management strategies for the future. This particular research paper is based on a workshop on “Livelihoods in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka: “Building Back Better?” The workshop brought together over 70 stakeholders from local and central government, civil society, donors, and the private sector, working on post tsunami livelihood issues.