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India
National research conference on climate change launches 'Indian Climate Research Network'
6 Mar 2010, CSE
The Indian Institutes of Technology at Delhi and Chennai, in association with Centre for Science and Environment, organized a National Research Conference on Climate Change last week which led to the launch of the landmark Indian Climate Research Network...
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- India: National policy on disaster management 20092009, NDMA, India - gov
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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- Climate change adaptation and mitigation: the way ahead19-20 Mar 2010, India (Jabalpur)
- Workshop on the disaster management act 200527-28 Mar 2010, India (Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu)
- International training course on application of space technology for disaster management support with emphasis on geological risk management12 Apr - 07 May 2010, India (Dehradun)
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- Building back better: delivering people-centred housing reconstruction at scale2010, Practical Action
- ACCCRN: responding to the urban climate challenge2009, ACCCRN; ISET
- Final project report on Community Disaster Resilience Fund (CDRF)2009, APOWA
- Global Risk Data Platform (dynamic mapping tool)
- Flood waters of South Asia 2008Sep 2008, UNOSAT
- India: composite hazard mapFeb 2007, OCHA-ROAP
- India: 10m low elevation coastal zone and population density2007, CIESIN
- Field programme directorCambodia (Phnom-Penh), Handicap Intl
- Forestry, climate change and biodiversity conservation technical advisorIndonesia (Jakarta), Winrock Intl
- Research specialistsJapan (Tsukuba), ICHARM
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