| ID | 145391 |
| Title Proper | Locating floods and droughts in Uttar Pradesh within the vulnerability paradigm of understanding disasters |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Khattri, Prashant |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Indian scenario of disaster management is largely guided by two documents viz- the Disaster Management Act (DMA), 2005 and the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), 2009. As recently as on February 26, 2013, a multi-stakeholder National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) has been constituted by the Government which is headed by the Union Home Minister and which has a tenure of not more than five years, after which a review of its constitution shall take place. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Focus Vol. 37, No.5; May 2016: p.100-106 |
| Journal Source | World Focus 2016-05 37, 5 |
| Key Words | Uttar Pradesh ; Floods and Droughts ; Vulnerability Paradigm ; Understanding Disasters |