PRALAY KUMAR DAS & ROHAN GANGULY SRI SIIM,NEW DELHI

Why?
Climate change is likely to be perceived through experience of extreme weather events
Therefore, response to climate change will perhaps happen through adaptation to climate hazards Important to characterize the institutional mechanisms and structures in place for responding to natural (and climate-related) disasters
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Mortality due to natural hazards 2000 - 2010

Average annual impacts from natural hazards

Mortality: 3600 Crop area: 1.42 million hectares Property (houses): 2.36 million dwellings

Exposure to natural hazards

40 million hectares flood prone (5% of area) 54% area exposed to seismic activity East coast of India and Gujarat (West coast) exposed to cyclone risk A preliminary assessment of exposure to major hazard categories has been done in 1996-1998 (as a part of IDNDR) by the Building Materials Technology Promotion Council of the Ministry of Urban Development. Check: http://www.bmtpc.org/disaster.htm Trying to put this information in a GIS format

Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay

Anand Patwardhan, IIT-Bombay

Disaster management
Climate hazards within overall context of disaster management Statutory responsibility of state governments Central government provides logistic and financial support Elaborate response mechanism at national level State level responses vary National coordinating body: National Disaster Management Cell (NDMC), Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Ministry of Agriculture (http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/)
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA : NODAL MINISTRIES / DEPARTMENT FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

DISASTERS
Natural Disasters Air Accidents Civil Strife Railway Accidents Chemical Disasters Biological Disasters Nuclear Accident

NODAL MINISTRIES
Agriculture Civil Aviation Home Affairs Railways Environment Health & family Welfare Atomic Energy

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National response mechanism

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MANAGEMENT MECHANISM

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Integrated Administrative Machinery National Contingency Action Plan identify initiatives by various agencies Department of Agriculture & Cooperation - the Nodal Department Central Relief Commissioner - Chief Nodal Officer at National level State/District Contingency Plans and Relief Manuals
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National Disaster Management Authority Govt. of India

Natural Disaster ResponseGovernment of India

National Crisis Management Committee(NCMC) under Cabinet Secretary Crisis Management Group(CMG) under Central Relief Commissioner Group of Ministers, Group of Secretaries and High Level Committees-Need base
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GOI Departments for Disaster Response

Armed Forces-Ministry of Defence Central Para Military Forces- Ministry of Home Affairs International Response- Ministry of External Affairs

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GOI Departments for Disaster Response

Ministries/Departments:
Rural Development, Drinking Water Supply Power, Telecom , Health, Urban Development Food & Public Distribution, Shipping Surface Transport, Railways, Civil Aviation Women & Child Development Water Resources, Animal Husbandry India Meteorological Department(IMD)

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICY- SALIENT FEATURES

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Recognition of linkages between natural disasters and development

Connecting of specific programmes like

DPAP, DDP, NWDPRA and Wasteland

Development Programme for managing natural disasters * Emphasis on forecasting and warning using advanced technology
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CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT - SALIENT FEATURES

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Human resource Development Setting up of National Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM) Setting up of Disaster Management Faculties in States Programmes for Community Participation and Public Awareness Observing National Disaster Reduction Day Activities to achieve the goals and objectives of IDNDR/ISDR
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External Assistance -Policy

No formal appeal for external assistance made for relief External assistance,if offered as solidarity accepted with gratitude Gujarat earthquake- international response overwhelming Bi-lateral agreements suggested by some countries for emergency response
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DISASTER RESPONSE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE STATES

STATE CABINET
STATES CRISIS MANAGEMENT GROUP: HEADED BY CHIEF SECRETARY. INSTITUTION OF RELIEF COMMISSIONERS IN STATES STATES/DISTRICTS CONTINGENCY PLAN S / RELIEF CODES.
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Example: AP cyclone hazard mitigation project outcomes

Hazard mitigation studies (international consultants) IMD early warning capacity through Doppler radar Infrastructure creation and restoration
Floods drains & embankments Road restoration Storm shelters Electricity transmission and distribution

What about system / process capabilities?

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Observations
Recognition of linkage between natural hazards and development Connecting developmental programs (DPAP, NWDB) to disaster management Forecasting and warning (technology use) Contingency planning
Foodgrain availability Preparedness

Adaptive capacity by creating a management system However, focus still on relief; recovery and adaptive capacity not thought through
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Sikkim Earthquake
The Number of deaths in the recent earthquake, as reported by the State Government of Sikkim is 77. The Break up of death toll is as follows East District-13, North District -59, West District -04 and South District -01. 64 persons are hospitalized. The search and rescue operations teams of NDRF, Army and officials of the State Government are still on.

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The details of damage reported by the State Government (tentatively) in respect of houses, schools and hospitals are as follows :
Sl. District No. of House No damaged 1 North 6000 2 South 820 FD 446 PD 1582 MD 3 East 6000 FD 9000 PD 4 West 1679 FD 5327 SD 8342 PD Total 14994 FD 17788 PD 1582 MD 5327 SD No. of Schools damaged NR 21 FD 41 PD 68 MD 201 FD 64 FD No. of hospitals damaged 07 FD NR (Relief camp opened-14) 23 FD NR

285 FD 41 PD 61 MD

30 FD

NR-Not reported, FD-Fully damaged, PD-Partially damaged, SD-Severely damaged, MD- Mildly damaged.

1. 10 teams of NDRF consisting of 419 personnel along with necessary search and recue equipment are deployed in Sikkim. Teams stationed at Lachung and Chungthang area of Sikkim are carrying out rescue and relief operations. Team at Gangtok and Chungthang recovered one dead body each yesterday. 2. A medical team comprising 19 doctors (Surgeon 4, Orthopedician 6, Anaesthesian 5, Neuro-surgeon 2, and medicine 2) deployed by the Ministry of Health, Government of India continues to provide medical help. ( 03 doctors continue work in Chungthang, 06 doctors at Distt. Hospital, Mangan and 10 doctors at STNM hospital, Gangtok). 3. The doctors of the NDRF team organised a medical camp at Mangam. 4. The State Government has opened total 85 relief camps. 2700 and 550 people have been provided shelter in two Army camps and ITBP (Pegong) respectively.
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