The document discusses the role of radio in disaster situations. It notes that between 1975-2015, natural disasters killed over 2.5 million people and caused $1.7 trillion in damages worldwide. It discusses how in 2008, the International Union of Radio Science created a working group to study how radio science can support risk management and relief efforts related to natural and human-induced disasters. The group aims to help with prediction, reducing local risks, immediate response, relief support, and learning from disasters - all areas where radio science can play a role. Specific disaster examples from India where radio helped with communication include the 1993 Killari earthquake, 2013 Kedarnath floods, and 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

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Journalism and Mass
Communication
Presentation: Mr.P.P.Pawar
Assistant Professor in Mass Communication and
Journalism
Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur
Unit-01: Growth of Radio
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The role of Radio, distress and disaster

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Out come of the unit: Recall1 growth of Radio
Sub topic: Development communication and the role of
Radio, distress and disaster
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Objective:At the end of this lecture students will able to
- Discuss on importance of radio in disaster
- Express on radio an important communicator in crisis situation with
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Out come of the unit: Recall1 growth of Radio
Sub topic: Development communication and the role of
Radio, distress and disaster
Radio science encompasses the knowledge and study of all aspects of electromagnetic
fields and waves. The International Union of Radio Science (Union Radio-Scientifique
International), a non-governmental and non-profit organisation under the
International Council for Science, is responsible for stimulating and co-ordinating, on
an international basis, studies, research, applications, scientific exchange, and
communication in the fields of radio science.
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- URSI (International Union of Radio Science)-1922

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Between 1975 and 2015, over 10,000 natural disasters world wide
killed more than 2,500,000 people, and produced estimated
damages of over 1.7 trillion US dollars.

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2008 URSI General Assembly created a Working Group on Natural and
Human Induced Hazards

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2008 URSI General Assembly created a Working Group on Natural
and Human Induced Hazards
Terms of reference:
a)To study, within the URSI area of competence, methods and strategies
related to natural and human-induced environmental hazards and disasters
b) To provide support to initiatives taken in the area of risk management and
relief related to natural and human induced catastrophes and disasters,
particularly by developing countries.
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Out come of the unit: Recall1 growth of Radio
Sub topic: Development communication and the role of Radio, distress and
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2008 URSI General Assembly created a Working Group on Natural
and Human Induced Hazards
• Stages in Hazard Risk Reduction:
• a) Prediction and prevention of a disaster situation
• b) Reducing local disaster risks
• c) Immediate disaster response
• d) Disaster relief support
• e) Learning and disseminating information from a disaster
Radio science plays a part in all these stages
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8. Unit-01:Growth of Radio
Out come of the unit: Recall1 growth of Radio
Sub topic: Development communication and the role of Radio, distress and
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Role of radio in crisis situation (With reference of Indian ):
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Killari, Latur-Maharashtra earthquake-30th Sept 1993
Kedarnath disaster-17th June 2013
Bhopal disaster-2nd Dec 1984