Items: 12
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services is in advanced stages of preparing an integrated map delineating natural disaster risks along the Indian coastlines. The Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Mapping & Services will help agencies to be better prepared in tackling natural disasters such as storms, cyclones and tsunamis in coastal states.
Following a World Bank advice, the local government decided to have Community-based Cyclone Shelter Management, Maintenance Welfare Committees. The cyclone shelters will function as schools and community centres and disaster preparedness centres when there are no emergencies...
The regulator's technical advisory committee has said that exchanges and depositories should have a Business continuity plan and a disaster recovery site (DRS) to maintain data and transaction integrity...
'The main objective of the scheme is to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture and allied sectors in the country and evolve cost-effective adaptation and mitigation strategies', an official release said reports the Hindu Business Line...
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.