'Natural disasters are shaped by social and economic inequality'

Down To Earth speaks to historian Ben Kingsbury, who, in his book An Imperial Disaster: The Bengal Cyclone of 1876, says natural disasters are …

SC directs Centre to formulate a national plan for disaster management

As per Section 11 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, a national plan is to be drawn up by the National Executive Committee

COVID-19: Lessons from past epidemics, natural disasters

India has a robust legal framework for disaster management, yet there are gaps in response and preparedness to fight COVID-19 outbreak

Centre announces Rs 940 crore, but Tamil Nadu yet to learn from disasters

As floods in Tamil Nadu cause a financial dent and Chennai is declared a disaster zone, a look at the rescue efforts and what’s missing in …

Cyclone Fani: The tale of a weird storm

Here is our entire coverage on the cyclonic storm that barrelled through Odisha on May 3, 2019

‘A multi-sectoral approach to adaptation finance would help strengthen allied sectors’

Sub-regions of both south and south-west Asia will witness extremes in precipitation and droughts

Disaster Risk Governance in India and Cross Cutting Issues

Different types of disasters faced by Indian states are covered, including geophysical and hydrometeorological hazards.

India releases first ever national disaster management plan

The plan spells out the roles of all tiers of the government, including panchayats and urban local bodies

Breaking silos in disaster management

An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters

Miniature spy

Polar meltdown

Iceberg breaks off from Antarctica's Ross Sea Ice Shelf

Shaken, but not stirred

Despite several high intensity earthquakes, India is yet to chalk out a seismic policy

Keep the poor in focus

That is what victims demand of the disaster management bill

Assam's nowhere people

The state has lost more than seven per cent of its area to erosion because of floods. The result: thousands of displaced people in makeshift …

Thailand’s new early warning technology to protect 70 million from disasters

The country suffered economic loss due to natural disasters from 2009-2018 to the tune of $46,055,161  

Simply put: Life after cyclone Fani

Life in the burning mountains

Besides destroying hectares of forest land, the Uttarakhand forest fire has huge implications on the lives and livelihoods of the local population

The lesson from Bangladesh

Mexico

Nightmare relived

Turkey is hit by another earthquake. Having learnt their lessons three months ago, government agencies react quickly to provide relief

Comic relief

How will the government use the money collected in the name of relief ?

Sindh parched

Pakistan government falling short in relief

Phailin(g) to tell the story

The dead make a better story than the living. Failure of media to continue reporting Phailin will take the pressure off administration to provide …

A few authorities more

The disaster management bill has nothing new to offer besides

Safeguarding women after disasters: some progress, but not enough

Sexual exploitation must be recognised as a real and widespread problem. There must be staff and management accountability.