Weather and Climate-related Disaster Management over India

• 발행기관: 위기관리 이론과 실천
• 저자명: Ramesh Kripalani Jai-ho Oh
• 간행물 정보: 『위기관리 이론과 실천 세미나발표논문집』2018년 위기관리 이론과 실천 세미나발표논문집, 547~547쪽, 전체 1쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 행정학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.12.30

국문 초록

A huge country with more than a one billion population, India is vulnerable to weather and climate-related disasters. Disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, landslides etc are frequent occurrences. Nearly 10% of the area is prone to floods and nearly 70% is susceptible to droughts. Most of these events occur during the summer monsoon period June through September. India receives nearly 75% of its annual rainfall during this period. With a huge population exceeding one billion, millions of people are affected by these calamities. India accounts for nearly 25% of deaths which occur over Asia due to this climate related disasters. This presentation at the 11 th ICCEM International Conference on Crises and Emergency Management to be held during 15-17 December 2017 will cover in brief the initiatives taken in India to manage these disasters at various levels: local, district, regional and country level.