Disaster Risk Reduction

  • Local Level Risk Management : Indian Experience

    The GoI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management (DRM) programme essentially aims to contribute towards the social and economic development goals of the National Government and enabling the selected multi-hazard States to minimise losses of development gains from disasters and reduce vulnerability.

  • Mainstreaming Disability in Disaster Management- A Toolkit

    The inequality that people with disability experience in society is worsened during disasters. There is no recognition of the specific needs of the disabled. This toolkit provides a detailed approach for disability inclusive and sensitive disaster management processes.

  • Manual on Hazard Resistant Construction in India: For Reducing Vulnerability in Buildings

    This manual focuses on construction of hazard resistant masonry buildings as well as restoration and retrofitting of the existing masonry buildings .It has been observed that even RCC construction is also often done in a non-engineered manner.

  • Monthly newsletter of the Disaster Management Unit, UNDP, New Delhi, India

    The newsletter highlights various initiatives undertaken by the states in disaster management planning under the GoI-UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction Programme in November-December, 2011.

  • Multi Hazard Resistant New Construction or Reconstruction of BPL Houses in Flood Prone Alluvial Areas

    Most flood-prone areas in the country are also affected by other natural hazards such as the earthquakes, cyclones in coastal states along with storm surges, high winds in coastal areas and flood plains in the northern states. Although lighter materials used in present construction types are not much affected by earthquakes, high winds can easily blow away such construction type materials. In view of this, in all new constructions, the choice of materials and technology will need to be based on prevailing multi-hazard conditions in the construction areas. Based on the multi-hazard situation and prevailing alluvial soils with high water table conditions, the report outlines measures to be adopted for designing houses in the country, particularly in Bihar.

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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