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India
India: Kashmir approves disaster management policy
1 Feb 2012, Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore
'We need a comprehensive strategy with befitting command and control to be in place to face any exigency befittingly and in a coordinated manner' stated Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...
National Platform
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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - Website:http://mha.nic.in/
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Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- India: National policy on disaster risk management2005, India - gov
- India: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2010, Natl Disaster Mgmnt Division, India - gov
- India: Orissa State disaster management policy2005, OSDMA, India - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- India: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, India - gov
- Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 6th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change2011, Brazil - gov; China - gov; India - gov; South Africa - gov
- Other Development Reports
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone | 7,607,821 |      |
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| Drought | 58,912,300 |  |
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| Flood | 15,859,640 |  |
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| Landslide | 180,254 |  |
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| Earthquake | 3,349,237 |     |
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| Tsunami | 1,114,388 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Drought | 1987 | 300,000,000 |  |
| Drought | 2002 | 300,000,000 | |
| Flood | 1993 | 128,000,000 | |
| Drought | 1982 | 100,000,000 | |
| Drought | 2000 | 50,000,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Second WMO international conference on Indian ocean tropical cyclones and climate change14-17 Feb 2012, India (New Delhi)
- Integrated urban disaster risk reduction – February 201224-28 Feb 2012, India (Delhi)
- International workshop and exhibition - 2012 'Towards a safer state'04-10 Mar 2012, India (Thiruvananthaouram, Kerala)
- Masters & post graduate diploma in climate change & sustainable developmentCEPT, India (Ahmedabad)
- Certificate of advanced studies in disaster risk reductionEPFL, Lausanne and Bangalore
- School of planning and architectureSPA, India (New Delhi)
School-based disaster risk reduction: making education safer2011, AIDMI; Concern
Family disaster plan2005, Bogazici Univ; GHI; Risk RED
- Global Risk Data Platform (dynamic mapping tool)
Flood waters of South Asia 2008Sep 2008, UNOSAT
India: composite hazard mapFeb 2007, OCHA-ROAP
- Area coordinatorPakistan (North Sindh, Kamkot), ACTED
- Programme manager - Disaster risk reductionTajikistan (Penjakent 80%, Dushanbe 20%), Mission East
- Disaster risk reduction officerPakistan (Mirpur Khas), Save the Children Pakistan
External Online Resources
- Aviation-weather disaster risk reduction
- Desinventar: Inventory system of the effects of disasters
- India Environmental Portal: Climate change and natural disasters
- Knowledge sharing on disaster risk reduction
- Selemat Project
- Sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region
- UNFCCC: Non-Annex I national communications
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.