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To collect real-time rainfall data, India’s Western Railway has installed 10 automatic rain gauges and is installing four more with the India Meteorological Department.
Such support is key to improving the well-being of children affected by humanitarian emergencies
“The pandemic has taught us that risk is not confined. Risk ripples across sectors and geographies", said National Disaster Management Authority Kamal Kishore.
Technological and institutional innovations could help farmers deal better with erratic monsoon, secure their livelihoods.
A relatively low-hanging fruit is to set up early warning systems that alert the downstream populations about an impending disaster.
Being an agrarian country, rainfall between June and September is crucial for India's economy, water and reservoir management, and overall agriculture output.
A new report maps lightning strikes across India and the lives they have claimed, finding that they have killed at least 1,311 between April and July 2019.
The Indian State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will prepare a disaster risk reduction plan in a joint effort to reduce the risk for protected monuments and sites in Kerala. The plan will include measures to improve fire and electrical safety, as well as resilience to natural hazards.
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.