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IGSSS, established in 1960, is a development support organisation seeking to reach out to the most marginalised and vulnerable communities of the Indian subcontinent. Its objective is to make a difference in the lives of these sections by establishing meaningful partnerships with NGOs and communities at the grassroots.
IGSSS’ focuses on disasters caused by natural calamities like floods, landslides and earthquakes, while its preparedness plans include all kinds of disasters including the consequences of conflict. The disaster mitigation strategy has two components:
Emergency Relief Assistance & Rehabilitation Support:
- Reduce the risk and vulnerability of the affected communities;
- Provide basic amenities and rehabilitation support (including infrastructure development) to the community;
- Establish greater capacity and preparedness measures to deal with any emergencies arising from disasters or conflict;
- Develop preparedness plans to reduce the impact of possible emergencies;
- Form a coalition among the government officials, NGOs, resource institutes and IGSSS to ensure pro activeness and sustainability of measures;
- Conduct research and documentation for information sharing on disasters and disaster mitigation.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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