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This paper aims to highlight the urgent need to educate local students and community leaders about the science of earthquakes, and floods, and how to live with such hazards in Jammu and Kashmir.
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This paper is a preliminary assessment of the glacier avalanche and debris flow disaster that occurred on 7 February 2021 in Uttarakhand, India. The researchers make some observations on the causes and effects of the particular disaster.
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The objective of preparing this document is to enhance the knowledge of all the stakeholders directly related to health care activities and engineers / architects on the basic fire safety measures to be implemented in hospital buildings/ premises.
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This document provides an overview of the key considerations when using meteorological data for regional Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) development.
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This document provides an overview of the landslide forecast models used or explored by LANDSLIP. It describes the various approaches used, their main assumptions and limitations, and highlights model calibration and evaluation phases.
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This document provides an overview of this landslide forecast bulletin, highlighting its core content, the science underpinning the bulletin, its evolution, and related data management and decision support tools.
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This knowledge product sets out the role and responsibilities of a Geological Survey as the national nodal agency for landslide investigation
Case Studies on Institutional Arrangements for Recovery
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These case studies describe institutional structures, legal frameworks, and management lessons gleaned from practical experience, providing recovery leaders with insights suited to their context, disaster scenarios, and institutional landscapes.

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