The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend, now in its third consecutive year, threatens water security for nearly two billion people. All twelve major river …
CHENNAI: The combination of densely populated areas in the city and the risk of climate-related hazards make Chennai vulnerable to disaster. A study brought out by Chennai Corporation, Kyoto University and the University of Madras only goes to prove this. It shows that northern parts of the city have lower …
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) will prepare a detailed disaster plan for each of the 340 islands of Andaman and Nicobar and 32 islands of Lakshadweep. Called the "Integrated Island Management Plan", these islands, now under the new Island Protection Zone Notification, will no longer fall under the …
If the Uttarakhand Government doesn't execute necessary measures, the State could suffer considerable loss of life and damages from an earthquake. Uttarakhand is highly sensitive from the seismic point of view and is placed in the seismic zone IV considering which it is important to construct buildings adapted to withstand …
The team of researchers who studied the flood possibility for Goa has recommended various measures including mapping of areas vulnerable for landslides in the state. The committee headed by National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Director Dr Satish Shetye submitted its report on February 18 to the state government keeping in …
The Mid-Term Review of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) was facilitated by the UNISDR Secretariat through a participatory approach involving stakeholders at international, regional, and national levels, guided by the advice of the 2009 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which requested a broad strategic review of the state …
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI) is the nodal ministry for handling management of natural disasters viz. earthquakes, floods, cyclones, tsunami, landslides etc. and man-made disasters viz. fires, chemical, biological, radiological, and terrorist attacks etc. It has undertaken several initiatives for building disaster resilient communities in India. …
On the eve of 10th anniversary of the deadly earthquake, Chief Minister Narendra Modi has trained his guns on the UPA Government at the Centre for not sanctioning a grant for starting a seismological institute. Dedicating the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) to the nation at the State capital Gandhinagar, …
This is in response to the recent deadly landslips in the state of Rio de Janeiro. GETTING READY: Brazil's disaster readiness strategy includes using maps of high-risk areas, better training and improved collection of data on meteorological conditions. A scene in Teresopolis after a landslip. The Brazilian government said on …
Goa will benefit from the contract inked between the Government of Indian and World Bank under which Cyclone Warning Systems would be installed in coastal states. Sources stated the first phase for this project is to the tune of $255 million which will cover the cyclone prone states of Andhra …
Md Nadiruzzaman argues that we need to learn more from past experience of the impact of natural hazards if we are to deal effectively with these events in the future.
For decades disaster management in India remained an issue of providing relief and rehabilitation assistance to people affected by natural disasters. Successive disasters and global movements for disaster reduction since the nineties have triggered a paradigm shift in disaster management leading to the creation of new legal and institutional frameworks …
The objective of this baseline document is to develop a common understanding and shared knowledge about the various methods and technologies to conduct HRVA (Hazard Risk & Vulnerabilty Assessment) at different levels of governance.
London: Japanese scientists claim to be creating artificial tornadoes to test houses in the island nation in an effort to save building structures from damage in case of a disaster. In fact, a team from four Japanese organisations
Disaster Management SHILLONG: State Government's apparent lack of adequate preparedness for meeting eventualities like earthquake came to the fore during Question Hour in the Assembly on Wednesday. Opposition NCP's John Manner Marak wanted to know whether the Government would create an 'Anti-Disaster Squad' as part of its disaster management scheme. …
As in previous years, the Global Climate Risk Index 2011 analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). The most recent available data from 2009 as well as for the period 1990-2009 were taken into account. This year
This document is intended to provide an overview on why and how adaptation policies should consider the vulnerability of, and new risk elements for, health and environment arising from water services management during adverse weather episodes. It reviews the issue of trends and impacts of extremes events and raises awareness …
This paper presents the conclusions of a review of disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives 22 countries of the Asia-Pacific region through the lens of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). It covers all aspects of children's daily life and life chances and demonstrates that all are affected …
This report focuses on preventing death and destruction from "natural" disasters, and concludes that governments can appreciably increase prevention. It looks at disasters primarily through an economic lens and shows that growing cities will increase exposure to hazards, but that vulnerability will not rise if cities are better managed. The …
