Human Resource and Capacity Development Plan for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction in India

Publication language
English
Pages
74pp
Date published
01 Jan 2013
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Capacity development, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster risk reduction
Countries
India

India’s  geo-environmental  settings,  ecological  fragility  as  well  as  its  high  degree  of  socio-economic 
vulnerability make it one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. During the last 30 years time 
span  the country has  faced more  than 430 disasters  resulting into enormous loss  to life, environment 
and  economy.  Indian  land  is  highly  vulnerable  to  floods,  droughts,  cyclones,  earthquakes,  landslides, 
avalanche,  forest  fires,  pest-attack,  pandemic, industrial/chemical  disasters. Mishaps  of  the  recent  past 
like  urban  floods,  oilspills,  radioactive waste,  dam  breach  floods, epidemics,  building  collapse,  building 
fire,  bomb  blast,  stampede  have  added  the  complexity  of  the  challenge.  Increasing  incidences  and 
resulting damages due to road and rail mishaps are adding dimensions to disaster risk. Understanding a 
disaster’s  origin  matters  as  key  to  disaster  risk  and  vulnerability  reduction  and  to  strategize  disaster 
management preparedness