Disaster Risk Reduction

Featured Publications

Volunteering in India: Contexts, Perspectives and Discourses 07 Dec 2012

GOI-UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction Programme - Newsletter April, 2012 30 Apr 2012

GOI-UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction Programme - Newsletter March, 2012 31 Mar 2012

Guidance Note on Recovery: Shelter

The document provides a range of options to address the shelter needs of victims in the aftermath of a disaster. Shelter in the disaster recovery context includes housing solutions that are permanent, sustainable, hazard resilient, culturally acceptable and environmentally friendly.
Hazards, Disasters and your Community- A Primer for Parliamentarians

The document presents an overview of different kinds of natural hazards, their causes and effects, mitigation strategies, and community-based preparedness plans. It also specifies the role of policymakers beyond relief and rehabilitation, to focus on building resilience against the impact of natural hazards.
ICT For Disaster Risk Reduction- The Indian Experience

The report highlights the role of Information and Communication Technologies in planning and implementation of disaster risk reduction measures in India.
Knowledge Management in Disaster Risk Reduction - The Indian Approach

The report addresses the need to enhance information sharing and knowledge management by different stakeholders in the area of disaster management. It aims to connect all government departments, statutory agencies, research organizations, and institutions to share collectively expertise in this field.
Kosi Floods 2008 : How we coped! What we need? Perception Survey on Impact and Recovery Strategies

This report is a primary survey about the views and perceptions of the people affected by floods in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, in 2008, following the breach of the embankment of the Kosi river. It aims to highlight existing local capacities, knowledge and skills of women and men, with regard to coping mechanisms; and documents their requirements and preferred recovery strategies.

OUR WORK - CRISIS PREVENTION AND RECOVERY

UNDP's Disaster Risk Reduction Programme supports the vision of India’s 11th Five-Year Plan to work towards ensuring that the "most vulnerable, including women and girls and government at all levels have enhanced abilities to prepare, respond, adapt to and recover from sudden and slow-on-set disasters and environmental changes."

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