MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL DIASTERS

1. MANAGEMENT
OF
NATURAL DISASTERS
B Leela Dhar
Roll No – 1
Center for Fire, Explosives &
Environmental Safety,
62nd Gen Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting

2. INTRO

3. INTR
O
(QUIZ)

4. AIM

5. AIM
To acquaint with
MANAGEMENT
OF
NATURAL DISASTERS.

6. SCOPE

7. SCOPE
Definitions.
Types of Disasters.
Phases of Disaster.
Management Methodologies.
Indian Scenario.
Conclusion.

8. PREVIEW

9. PREVIEW
Intro.
AIM.
SCOPE.
Preview.
Part 1. Definitions.
Part 2. Disasters.
Sub Part 2.1. Types of Disasters.
Sub Part 2.2. Phases of Disasters.
Part 3. Methodologies to Manage Disasters.
Part 4. Indian Context.
Conclusion.

10. Part 1
DEFINITIONS

11. PART 1 - DEFINITIONS
Etymology.
Greek.
dus = bad .
aster = star.
Calamity due to position of a
planet or a star.
Italian.
Disastro.
French.
désastre
(de.zastʁ).
English.
Disaster.
World Health Organisation (WHO). Any occurrence
that cause damage, ecological disruption, loss of human
life, deterioration of health and health services on a scale,
sufficient to warrant an extraordinary response from
outside the affected community or area.
American Red Cross (ARC) . Any occurrence either
nature or manmade that causes human suffering and
creates human needs that victims cannot alleviate without

12. PART 1 – DEFINITIONS (Contd.,)
Hazard. Any phenomenon that has the potential to
cause disruption or damage to people and their
environment.
[Hazards may be inevitable but disasters can be
prevented.]
Disaster Management.
The body of policy and administrative decisions
and operational activities that pertain to various
stages of a disaster at all levels.
An applied science which seeks, by
systemic observation and analysis of
disasters, to improve measures relating to
prevention, emergency response, recovery

13. Part 2
DISASTERS

14. Part 2 - DISASTERS
Sub Part
2.1.
Types of
Disasters.
Sub Part Phases of

15. Sub Part 2.1. - TYPES OF DISASTERS
Natural Disasters
Meteorological
Topographical
Environmental
Man-made
Disasters
Technological
Industrial accidents
Security related

16. 16
METEOROLOGICAL TOPOGRAPHI
CAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
FLOODS EARTHQUAKE GLOBAL
WARMING
TSUNAMI VOLCANIC EL NINO
CYCLONES LAND SLIDES OZONE
DEPLETION
HURRICANES AVALANCHES UV RADIATION
TYPHOONS ASTEROIDS SOLAR FLARES
SNOWSTORMS FOREST FIRES
NATURAL DISASTERS

17. Sub Part 2.2. - PHASES OF DISASTERS

18. Sub Part 2.2. - PHASES OF DISASTERS

19. Part 3
METHODOLOGIES
TO
MANAGE DISASTERS

20. PART 3 – METHODOLOGIES TO
MANAGE DISASTERS

21. PART 3 – METHODOLOGIES TO
MANAGE DISASTERS

22. Part 4
INDIAN CONTEXT

23. PART 4 : INDIAN CONTEXT

24. PART 4 : INDIAN CONTEXT

25. PART 4 : INDIAN CONTEXT
Aug 99. Cabinet Committee set
up.
Till 01. Agriculture Ministry
Resp.
Post Jun 02. MoH Resp.

26. PART 4 : INDIAN CONTEXT

27. PART 4 : INDIAN CONTEXT
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28. CONCLUSION

29. 29
Q & A
SESSION

30. 30
THANKS