2. Disaster management can be defined as the organisation and
management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all
humanitarian aspects of emergencies , in particular preparedness,
response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters.
Objectives of disaster management
Reduce Damages and Deaths
Reduce Personal Suffering
Speed recovery
Protect victims
3. Disaster management is vital for the following
purposes
1. To avert the disaster
2. To undertake rescue operations
3. To provide relief measures
4. To undertake rehabilitation programmes
5. To undertake liaison work
6. To reduce trauma and tension
7. To protect the Environment
8. To minimize losses
4. Types of disasters
Natural disaster
A natural disaster is the major effect of natural
hazard that effects environment, and leads to
financial ,environmental and human losses ,it
includes
• Floods
• Tsunami
• Earthquake
• Drought
• cyclone
5.
6. Man made disasters
• Nuclear disasters
• chemical disasters
• biological disasters
• Fire accidents
• Road accidents
• Terrorism
9. Disaster Management in Flash Floods in Leh
(Ladakh): A Case Study
Introduction
• In the midnight of August 6, 2010, Leh in Ladakh
region of North India received a heavy downpour.
• Within a short span of about 2 h, it recorded a rainfall
of 14 inches.
• There was vast destruction all around. Over 1000
houses collapsed. Men, women, and children were
buried under the debris.
10.
11. Disaster management strategies for the
flood
Three core disaster management strategies were
adopted to manage the crisis. These strategies
included:
• i) Response, rescue, and relief operations,
• ii) Mass casualty management, and
• iii) Rehabilitation.
12. Government initiative for disaster
management
• The Government of India has set up a
National Committee on Disaster Management
(NCDM) under the Chairmanship of the Prime
Minister.
• United Nations Development Programmes
(UNDP) has also been supporting various
initiatives of the government to strengthen
disaster management capacities.
13. Conclusion
• According to the statistics the number of disasters per year increased
with 60%The highest increase was in the countries of low human
development, which registered an increase of 142%.
• State-level disaster preparedness and mitigation measures are
heavily tilted towards structural aspects and undermine non
structural elements such as the knowledge and capacities of local
people, and the related livelihood protection issues.
• In conclusion, with a greater capacity of the individual/community
and environment to face the disasters, the impact of a hazard would
be reduced.
14. References
• DISASTER MANAGEMENT CYCLE – A
THEORETICAL APPROACH -Professor PhD
Himayatullah khan
• Disaster and their management-Environmental
science MODULE - 4 Contemporary Environmental
Issues
