India

A relief-come-earthquake investigation team of the Centre for Disaster Studies and Research, University of Jammu, (India) visited the Karnah Tehsil of Kupwara district with the purpose of distribution of relief goods provided by the University of Jammu

The Biosafety Protocol provides a common and binding framework for countries to address issues of safety in biotechnology besides addressing issues of advance informed agreement, precautionary principle and information sharing. It is anticipated that the

This study, commissioned by the ICIMOD as a part of the Global Mountain Initiative is broadly concerned with understanding and evaluating the land policies, the land management practices, and land degradation that have resulted over time in the Hindu Kush

The powerful earthquake that struck the Kutch area in Gujarat in January 2001 has been the most damaging earthquake in the last five decades in India, causing a large loss of life and property. Over 18,600 persons are reported to be dead and over 167,000

The post-tsunami period in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands offered an opportunity to restore affected housing and living conditions of the large number of people whose homes were destroyed or badly damaged. This report presents findings from consultations

Over the past couple of years, the Government of India has brought about a paradigm shift in the approach to disaster management. The new approach proceeds from the conviction that development cannot be sustainable unless disaster mitigation is built into

Seismic activity prone countries across the world rely on “codes of practice” to mandate that all constructions fulfil at least a minimum level of safety requirements against future earthquakes. IITK-GSDMA guidelines on seismic design of earth dams and

Strengthening the adaptive capacity of populations at all levels from the local to the global is among the most important challenges facing development. The results of our research point, among other things, to the critical importance of transboundary