Comprehensive Disaster Management  

CDM includes attention to all phases of the disaster management cycle - prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and response, recovery and rehabilitation. Its emphasis on risk reduction reflects the global trend in disaster management.

Prevention

The outright avoidance of adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.

Mitigation

The lessening or limitation of the adverse impacts of hazards and related disasters.

Preparedness

The knowledge and capacities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities and individuals to effectively anticipate, respond to, and recover from, the impacts of likely, imminent or current hazard events or conditions.

Response

The provision of emergency services and public assistance during or immediately after a disaster in order to save lives, reduce health impacts, ensure public safety and meet the basic subsistence needs of the people affected.

Recovery

The restoration, and improvement where appropriate, of facilities, livelihoods and living conditions of disaster-affected communities, including efforts to reduce disaster risk factors.

Critical facilities

The primary physical structures, technical facilities and systems which are socially, economically or operationally essential to the functioning of a society or community, both in routine circumstances and in the extreme circumstances of an emergency.

Critical Facilities Protection

The use of risk management strategies, plans and procedures to reduce the risk of and enhance resilience to the impact of natural and man-made hazards on Critical Facilities.

Disaster Risk Reduction

The concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events. 

 Hazards

What is a Hazard?

A hazard is a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause the following:

·         loss of life, injury or other health impacts,

·         property damage,

·         loss of livelihoods and services,

·         social and economic disruption, or

·         environmental damage.

The above definition was taken from the United Nations (UN) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction. 

Hazards of Greatest Concern to the Indian Sub-Continent

·         Climate Change

·         Drought

·         Earthquakes

·         Fires

·         Flooding

·         Hazard Maps

·         Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

·         Landslides

·         Tsunamis and Coastal Hazards

·         Other Hazards

o    Biological Hazards

o    Industrial Hazards

o    Terrorism

India
Risk Profile

Hazard

% Pop. Exposed

Ranking

% GDP Exposed

Ranking

Drought

5.04%

75th out of 184

-

-

Flood

1.36%

5th out of 162

1.32%

8th out of 162

Cyclone

0.65%

61st out of 89

0.81%

60th out of 89

Earthquake

0.29%

99th out of 153

0.29%

98th out of 153

Tsunami

0.10%

51st out of 76

0.09%

49th out of 76

Landslide

0.02%

64th out of 162

0.15%

59th out of 162

The risk is the combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences.

This risk profile is an analysis of the mortality and economic loss risk for three weather-related hazards: tropical cyclones, floods and landslides. In addition new insights have been gained into other hazards such as earthquakes, tsunami and drought.

Human and Economic Exposure

Modelled number of people present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses.


Source: Global Assessment Report 

Focal Points

Hyogo Framework for ActionMinistry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Website: http://mha.nic.in/

Contact: Joint Secretary

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HFA Progress Reports

Other Policy, Plans & Statements

Policy & Plans·         

India: National policy on disaster risk management

2005 | INDIA - GOVERNMENT

Official Statements & Presentations·         

India: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction  

(2011)2011 | INDIA - GOVERNMENT

Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 6th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change

2011 | INDIA - GOVERNMENT

Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the 6th BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change

2011 | CHINA - GOVERNMENT