Environmental legislation for disaster risk management: training module
This training module gives an overview on the topic of environmental legislation for disaster risk management. It cites examples of legal and policy framework from across the world along with special reference to the Indian legal framework and disaster management guidelines. It aims to give participants an overview of the environmental legislations, and how the existing legal framework for environment management can be used for disaster risk management.
The module is organised into four learning units. At the end of each learning unit there are a few questions which can be used by the facilitators for group activities. Those who are using this as a self-learning module can use them as knowledge checks. It contains 4 learning units: (i) environment and disaster linkages; (ii) environmental legislation for disaster risk management, global scenario; (iii) environmental legislation for disaster risk management, national scenario; and (iv) integrating environment management and disaster risk reduction.
The module is intended for use by the officials from State Disaster Management Authority, State Department of Environment, Science and Technology, Planning Board, Land Use Board, Urban Development, Factories Department, Water Resources, Forest, Agriculture, State Pollution Control Boards and faculty members of the institutes involved in disaster management related training, research and capacity building initiatives.