First SFDRR aligned National Disaster Management Plan in India

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled, 'First SFDRR Aligned National Disaster Management Plan'.  In June 2016, India launched its first National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) with the aim of improving the country's resilience to disasters and reducing the loss of lives and assets. This issue highlights the importance of the NDMP and its significance to resilience building in India.

This issue's contents includes:

• India's National Disaster Management Plan: Clear on risk transfer and insurance;
• Voluntary action after disaster;
• Locating health in smart cities;
• Resilience in flood management through technology;
• Caring after crisis: Meeting the needs of the caregivers;
• Photo essay of visit to Tamil Nadu after tsunami;
• Integrated Mountain Initiative and disaster risk reduction: A meeting report;
• Child-centered DRR: An approach addressing lives, rights and needs of children.

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 148, July 2016