Disaster mitigation express (Issue 1)

This News Letter issued by DDMA-Gorakhpur is in the context of its effort executed in a quarter of 2018-for enhancing the disaster resiliency with the district.

A visit to Gorakhpur DDMA was done by the Chief of Field Office (UNICEF, UP) – Ruth Lascano Leano & DRR Officer (UNICEF, UP) – Dr. Urvashi Chandra for the identification of the multi-hazard affected areas of Gorakhpur, that led to the outcomes as mentioned below: School safety- Workout for school safety by drafting a plan for the same and implementing the plan into action in identified schools, focusing on filling up the loopholes in the school infrastructure and disaster management team of the same, to ensure the prevalence of safe & healthy atmosphere in the school.

Formation of Climate Cell Committee
The major outcome of the visit was the emphasis on the need for formation of a committee responsible for mainstreaming the hydro-climatological hazards with their disaster management strategies. The process adopted for mainstreaming is the integration of the timeline of climatological hazards and recent technological advancements in the field of disaster mitigation, thereby ensuring an effective disaster management plan. 

Adoption of two multi-hazards prone villages for enhancing their coping capacity 
Kaili & Banauda were identified as the proposed villages for project study to stands as a model village for replication by others. These villages will be modeled for capacity building of the communities by working on the issues concerned with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) & Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in the aspect of multiple hazards.

Knowledge management for replication
Development of Village Disaster Management Plan (VDMP) through HRVA analysis of Kaili & Banauda, which can be efficaciously used for strengthening the disaster risk governance by other villages for reducing their exposure to multiple hazards. 

Need for Capacity Building
Capacity building of the children & women by identification of existing resources & acquiring the resources to be created by providing needed training will reduce the risk of hazard in the adopted villages.