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India
India nurtures youth advocates for climate action
15 May 2013, AlertNet
India is stepping up efforts to educate school and university students on climate change and its impacts on people’s lives, with the aim of raising awareness and tempting them into related careers. Climate change adaptation will be one of the issues in focus at the Global platform for disaster risk reduction in Geneva, Switzerland...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - Website:http://mha.nic.in/
- Contact:Joint Secretary
- Phone:+91-11-24638206 91-9999985440
- HFA Focal Point:
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - Website:http://mha.nic.in/
- Contact:Joint Secretary
- Phone:+91-11-24638206 91-9999985440
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- India: Human resource plan for disaster management capacity building2013, NIDM, India - gov
- India: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013) 2012, MHA, India - gov
- India: Orissa State disaster management policy2005, OSDMA, India - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Other Development Reports
- India: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- India: Common country assessment - CCA (2000)2000, UNDG
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- Addressing household food security in the context of changing climate and environment (2013)09-18 Sep 2013, Nepal (Kathmandu)
- AGSE 2013 international conference16-19 Dec 2013, India (Ahmedabad)
- Masters & post graduate diploma in climate change & sustainable developmentCEPT, India (Ahmedabad)
- School of planning and architectureSPA, India (New Delhi)
- M.A./M.Sc. in Disaster ManagementTISS, India (Mumbai)
Training module for master trainers on school safety2013, NIDM, India - gov
Environmental legislation for disaster risk management: training module2013, GIZ, Germany - gov; IGEP; NIDM, India - gov
- Public health specialistSaudi Arabia (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), ADPC
- Project officer - DRR/CCA-mainstreaming specialistThailand (Bangkok), ADPC
- Economic affairs officer, P4Thailand (Bangkok), ESCAP
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
- National Disaster Management Authority of India guidelines: multiple hazards, capacity development, information and risk management
- Sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region
- UNFCCC: Non-Annex I national communications
Neighbouring Countries
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