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 …
The World Disasters Report 2013 examines the profound impact of technological innovations on humanitarian action, how humanitarians employ technology in new and creative ways, and what risks and opportunities may emerge as a result of technological innovations. The responsible use of technology offers concrete ways to make humanitarian assistance more …
Bihar government has sounded alert in 28 flood-prone districts following a warning issued by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in the wake of Cyclone Phailin that pounded Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Bihar is experiencing incessant drizzle accompanied by strong winds since morning affecting the festive mood. Heavy downpour in the state …
PATNA: Seven people - three at Lalganj, two at Kaimur and one each in Madhepura and Khagaria - were killed when their houses collapsed due to impact of heavy rain and storm in the last two days. The moderate rain, which began on Sunday, picked up throughout the day lashing …
Flood risk assessments will need to be submitted by developers in Northern Ireland if new initiatives by the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) to reduce the risk of future flooding are approved. Under the proposals, developers will also have to demonstrate how these risks can be managed. Outlined in the NIE's …
Orissa on the East Coast along with West Bengal and Andhrapradesh has the locational disadvantage of being in the path of depression of severe cyclonic storms that occur before the onset of south-west monsoon or after it recedes .The super Cyclone and severe Cyclone of October 1999 devastated 14 prosperous …
LAHORE: In view of the recent rains and floods, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the divisional commissioners and district administrations to monitor the flow of water in rivers and water channels round the clock and immediately inform the institutions concerned in case of any emergent situation. In a …
Karnataka is setting up a Natural Calamities Relief Fund with a corpus of Rs 125 crore to reduce hardships of the people hit by such disasters besides meeting the demands of the affected districts. This will cover man-made disasters which are not covered under the Centre's state disaster response fund …
Efficient disaster management calls for meticulous planning. The paradigm shift in management of disasters from Reactive Approach of Relief, Restoration and Rehabilitation to the Pro-active Approach of Planning, Preparedness and Prevention revalidates the need for strengthening the planning process as well as the institutional mechanism for planning. Section 23 of …
The advance warning came from the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Dehradun on June 13. The department predicted "heavy to very heavy rainfall in the upper regions of Uttarakhand in the next 48 to 72 hours". None of the agencies tasked with disaster management, either in Delhi …
Natural disasters are on the rise worldwide. There are more and more intense natural disasters—which are defined to cause at least 100 deaths or to affect the basic survival needs of at least 1,000 people—resulting from floods and storms as well as droughts and heat waves. The Asia and the …
This report discusses nine outstanding cases of collaborations that build resilience, selected from an analysis of over 100 examples of public-private collaborations in developing countries. These case studies show how innovative collaborations can make communities, economies, and businesses more resilient to existing and emerging threats. They demonstrate how a wide …
When it comes to planning ahead of natural disasters, Andhra Pradesh is way behind with none of the hi-tech gadgets working and a special disaster management group non-existent, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said in its report. In the wake of increasing controversy over helping pilgrims from …
The Delhi Government today announced 27 major proposals amounting to Rs 62 crore with an aim at strengthening embankments, improving drainage system, constructing access roads and bridges, carrying out anti-erosion works in Yamuna, besides protecting government land along the drains. Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister A.K. Walia today held …
This is a statement on the Uttarakhand Catastrophe dated 25 June 2013, by the India Climate Justice. It calls for proper assessment of the carrying capacity of specific ecosystems and says that the stretch from Gaumukh to Uttarkashi be declared an eco-sensitive zone without further delay.
As a humongous natural calamity grips Uttarakhand, it is now emerging that the state has had no disaster management plan worth its name despite being highly disaster-prone due to fragile mountains, tectonic activity and climatic events. A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report released as recently as on April 23 …
Integrating Disaster Risk Management into Climate Change Adaptation promotes the adoption of a risk management approach to climate-sensitive decision-making and serves as a reference to integrate DRM with climate change adaptation (CCA). It guides the reader on how to contribute to CCA by improving the management of climate extremes.
The overarching aim of this paper is to examine the challenges of addressing loss and damage through national institutional arrangements that integrate disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) in Bangladesh. As DRR and CCA share many aims and methodologies, greater synthesis and coordination between these two fields …
The aim of State Disaster Management Plan is to ensure that all components of Disaster Management are addressed to facilitate planning, preparedness, operational, coordination and community participation. The purpose of Assam State Disaster Management Plan is to set out Government of Assam’s approach to Disaster Management in accordance with the …
The cyclone warning dissemination system (CWDS) at Ripon Buildings is being upgraded to work on direct-to-home (DTH) based equipment. The installation process which is underway at the Golden Jubilee Hall in Ripon Buildings is likely to be completed by Friday. The meteorological department decided to update the CWDS system which …
The Australian government will provide Rs 130 million to improve planning and community resilience in four disaster prone cities, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya and Akkaraipattu. The latest funding is in addition to earlier Australian funding of Australian $ 1,000,000 in 2012 for disaster preparedness in Balangoda, Batticaloa, Kalmunai and Ratnapura. The …
