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    Topic: Critical appraisal of Disaster management Act‚ 2005 Submitted by: Rible Thomas Kizhakkidam MswII ROLL no 573 The Indian subcontinent is among world’s most disaster prone area. It is exposed to natural catastrophes because of its vast territory‚ large population and unique geo-climatic conditions. In India‚ while 40 million hectares of landmass is prone to floods‚ 68 per cent of the total areas is vulnerable to periodical droughts. The Disaster Management Act passed in 2005 provides for

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    INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number

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    What is disaster management? What are the various stages that it involves? The terminology may differ depending on where you are. In New Zealand‚ for example‚ you would be talking of the 4R’s‚ namely Readiness‚ Response‚ Recovery and Reduction. In other places‚ such as Indonesia‚ it could be as outlined in the graphic below: (Disaster management: click to enlarge) There are no standardized rules defining the different phases of the disaster management cycle. Different agencies use different cycles

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    a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized as frequent

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    Disaster Management Cycle The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for and responding to disasters. Each step in the disaster cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management. This disaster cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. The disaster management personnel are trained to assist in such happenings. Disasters can be categorized

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    natural disaster

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    much horror‚ misery‚ helplessness and doom as the term “Natural Disaster”. A natural disaster is any event of force of nature that is caused by environmental factors that has catastrophic consequences. Every year they not only decimate thousands of people and their properties but end entire blood lines. These calamities wreak havoc in the part of the world it chooses to act upon. Over the centuries various types of natural disasters or “Acts of god” have stolen human lives. Several criterions such

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    Here are some key points you can use in your essay. Why do Natural disaster occur : here you can include the reasons why natural disaster occurs. the reasons could be both man made and natural. i said man made because there is a theory called "Population theory of Malthus " where its stated that if the balance of population exceeds that of food supply many natural disaster would occur. you can google "Population theory of Malthus" for more details. and the natural ones could be earthquakes on

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    Disaster Recovery

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    WHITE PAPER A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The basics to getting started. Brace Rennels‚ Business Continuity published: March 2006 Executive Summary When you think about your disaster recovery plan‚ does your tape backup system come to mind? Does the mere mention of disaster recovery make you a bit nervous? If so‚ you’re not alone. Many businesses risk grave losses due to failures and disasters yet continue to depend on their tape backups to help them recover successfully

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    2] A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience.[1] This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability."[2] Environmental disasters are occurring with alarming regularity. But the

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    Media Madness Disaster Recovery Plan Overview By Loki Consulting‚ Inc. Iris Morgan Heather German Gwen Northrup EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Loki Consulting‚ Inc. was established in 1997 as a result of Hurricane Fran. Many businesses were devastated by the storm due to the absence of a disaster recovery plan. Realizing the need for disaster recovery consultation‚ Loki Consulting‚ Inc. was created to provide businesses with expert knowledge on implementing a critical component of any organization

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