Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 167, April 2018:
This issue of
Southasiadisasters.net is titled"Chhattisgarh Reduces Risks and Builds
Resilience". It highlights the key lessons and experiences of various stakeholders
(both government and non-government) in taking concerted actions to build the
resilience of Chhattisgarh against the aforementioned risks.
Chhattisgarh has
been identified as one of the richest biodiversity habitats in India and has
one of the most dense forest covers in the country. It is also the 10th largest
state in terms of geographical area, the third largest in terms of forest area
and has the second largest mineral reserves. These advantages has boosted the
rapid growth and urbanization to holds the top rank in terms of development
expenditure to GSDP ratio.
However, the state
is exposed to multiple disaster and climate risks. This is evidenced by the
increasing incidence of floods, drought, road accidents, fire, industrial
accidents, man animal conflicts etc. with each passing year. Thus, it is
important to protect the economic prosperity, ecological bounty and social
diversity of this state from the ravages of disasters and emergencies.
This issue's
contents includes: (i) Safe Chhattisgarh: Risk
and Resilience; (ii) School Safety Scenario, Chhattisgarh; (iii) Child Centered
Disaster Risk Assessment; (iv) Emerging Disaster But Yet To Be Termed — Heat
Wave; (v) Hospital Safety Scenario in Chhattisgarh; (vi) Hazard Vulnerability
Capacity Assessment: Process and Outcome; and (vii) Women Centered Disaster
Risk Assessment.
Some of the best
thinkers, researchers, experts, and activists, including Mihir R. Bhatt with
AIDMI Team; Prasanta Dash, CFO, UNICEF, Raipur, Chhattisgarh; with Akshay Waghmare;
Suresh L. Borkar; Russi Singh; Jyotirmoy Deb Goswami; Vaibhav Naresh Raut; and Renuka
Poonia, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.
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