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B H Anil Kumar I Time gap between evaluation and dissemination of disaster prediction must be reduced
B H Anil Kumar, Executive Director, NIDM, speaks with G’nY on disaster management and explains how the related risks can be mitigated.
Breaking the Notion of Disaster Phases
Disaster phases are not linear. They may overlap and even occur simultaneously. The complexities in disaster phases are attributed to the social, cultural, economic, political forces influencing the w...
Disaster Preparedness in an Increasingly Uncertain World: Aligning Science and Policy
Given India’s population, its density, concentration in particular geographies, and weak state of its institutions of governance, adopting precautionary measures to disaster preparedness becomes imper...
Lifestyle Change for Disaster Risk Reduction
A psychological change and not just rules, regulations and institutions are needed for disaster risk reduction. Voluntary compliance of safety norms can be brought about only through sustained investm...