How important are vulnerability and risk assessment for pre-disaster management ? As an administrator, what are key areas that you would focus on in a Disaster Management System.

Global Assessment Report 2019

• geology of India - one of the most important reasons for its vulnerability
• Himalayan region - most vulnerable to earthquake due to faults in between continental plate.
• rising population eg: unplanned urbanization - giving rise to increased vulnerability.
• vulnerability of cyclones due to long coastline and pressure conditions both before and after monsoon.

Challenges

• focus more on post disaster relief in India.
• socioeconomic conditions limit people's ability to give attention to disaster management.

Way forward

• Apada Mitra initiative - that allows community involvement in relief and rescue.
• Implementation of Sendai framework