In May 2008‚ a memorial tragedy has carved our heart. More than 60‚000 of our compatriots died in the Great Sichuan Earthquake. It was a once-in-a-year strong earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.8 measured in the Richter scale. The province where the earthquake took place‚ Sichuan‚ is in western China and its capital is named Chengdu. It is surrounded by the Sichuan Basin. In the Great Sichuan earthquake‚ the epicenter was in Wenchuan County‚ Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture‚ which
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incidents ever. An incident at a chemical facility would affect more than just the destruction to the compound and employees‚ but it could also affect a community‚ an entire city‚ and other sectors that depend on a chemical facility. This is why a mitigation and prevention plan is very important for this type of infrastructure. The facilities need to take into account the other businesses‚ sectors‚ and communities that depend on them and depend on them to be safe. Management of these facilities would
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hazardous chemicals. The Chemical Accidents(Emergency Planning‚Preparedness and Response)Rules‚1996 was also introduced.Preparation of on-site Emergency Plan by the Industry and Off-site Plan by the District Collector and the constitution of four-tier Crisis Groups at the centre‚State‚District and local level for management of chemical accidents are mandatory under these rules.These rules also focus on accident prevention‚preparedness and mitigation for achieving adequate safety by minimizing risks while
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MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS IN INDIA WITH FOCUS ON THE POOR Katar Singh and Vishwa Ballabh1‚2‚3 1. Introduction and Background Natural and man-made disasters have been a bane of India’s economy since time immemorial. In ancient Indian literature‚ there are references to natural disasters such as prolonged droughts‚ flash floods‚ hail storms‚ land slides‚ cyclones and forest fires. All those disasters were generally then attributed to planetary factors and evil spirits (Kanwar
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which includes the location and the set of specific environmental risks. The second area is resistance to risk which includes health and livelihood strength. The third area is resilience‚ which includes coping and adaption strategies and also preparedness. In the case of New Orleans‚ the exposure aspect is apparent. The City is surrounded by water and below the sea level in numerous locations. The environmental risks of subsidence and wetland degradation serve to compound the exposure risks.
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Lightning Tsunami Avalanche Disaster Management Cycle Response: Actions taken to save lives or property damage. Recovery: Actions that assist a community to return to a sense of normalcy after a disaster. Mitigation: Reduces the chance of a hazard taking place. Preparedness: Plans made to save lives or property.
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Tsunami Awareness Kit General Tsunami Resources Tsunami Mitigation Strategies Introduction While tsunamis can not be prevented‚ or their destructive effects entirely avoided‚ actions can be taken to mitigate the risks of this hazard‚ thereby reducing the impacts on life‚ physical structures and livelihoods. The first step in mitigating the tsunami hazard and reducing vulnerability is to gain an understanding of the threat and potential effects should a tsunami occur. Some of the more direct
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the government‚ economy and social structure of the country. LITERATURE REVIEW AIM The aim of this research is to study the response of a state in case of earthquake‚ to study the past drawbacks in terms of rescue‚ relief‚ monitoring and mitigation during the disaster management. We will
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ITU Southern and East Africa Workshop on the use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster Management: Savings Lives Lusaka‚ Zambia‚ 17-18 July 2008 Role of Telecommunications and ICTs in Disaster Management Jacob Munodawafa Executive Secretary July 2008 Copyright 2008 © SATA Secretariat‚ All Rights Reserved 1 Overview of Association of Telecom Operators & ICTs Players in the SADC (Southern African Development Community‚ which is an economic grouping of 14 Member States)
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event overwhelmed the response capabilities at all levels; local‚ state‚ and federal agencies did not function properly. The fears a disaster such as Katrina could engender are the inaccuracy of any emergency plan‚ the inefficacy of the mitigation actions and preparedness‚ the inoperability of the response strategies‚ and the excessive cost of the recovery; all those that are needed to enhance the community resiliency. Most destruction can never be repaired‚ many community members cannot be reunited‚
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