1. Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management
Dr Anil K Gupta
Head – Div. of Environment, CC & DRM
NIDM New Delhi

2. Disaster Management
Paradigm shift from Response & Relief to Mitigation and Preparedness Centric
Loss of Life – Reduced substantially but economic & other “non-economic” losses and damages continue to increase
Legal and institutional mechanisms for disaster Management, Plans and Programmes

3. Key Challenges
Multi - Hazard Vulnerability Assessment at District / Sub-district levels
Understanding of changing risk scenarios with anthropogenic/developmental and environmental changes vis a vis climatic uncertainities
Disaster Management Plans/Strategies Mainstreaming at Sectoral levels (within Government, Business and Community)
Scientific and Systematic Approach to Post-disaster Assessments
Valuation of Non-economic impacts, i.e. environmental, systematic & social impacts of disasters

4. New Policy Paradigm
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ( )
Paris Climate Agreement ( )
Sustainable Development Goals ( )
Transition from Hyogo Framework to SFDRR
Priority 4 of HFA (i.e. Addressing Underlying Factors of Risk) became Priority 1 in SFDRR ‘Understanding Disaster Risk’
Evidence Based and Indicator Based Assessments

5. Environment, Climate & Disasters
Stockhom 1972
Rio Summit 1992
WSSD 2002 (Rio+10)
UNFCCC (UNEP+WMO)
4th AR (2007)
SREX Report 2012 (Asia)
Paris Climate Agreement
1.5 Degree Report (2018)
4x4 Assessment Report (India)
Climate change aggravates hazards
CC increases vulnerability (land, people, infrastructure)
Threefold relations:
Environmental changes as driver of disaster risk
Disasters cause damage / losses to environment (which further aggravate disaster risk)
Environment management reduce disaster risk & vulnerability

6. Environment, climate-change and disasters

7. Emerging Issues
Environmental change as risk driver - (i) climate change, (ii) land-use & landscape, (iii) natural resource degradation
Vulnerabilities – governed by (i) environmental (ii) technological and (iii) behavioural factors
Addressing underlying causes of vulnerability (HFA Priority 4)
Understanding Disaster Risk (SFDRR Priority 1)
Environmental changes, in particular the climate change, natural resource degradation and land-use changes are known to aggravate disaster risk especially of hydrometeorological ones. Vulnerabilities of the people, land-inhabitations, resources and infrastructure are governed and modified by the availability of natural resources, bio-productivity, technological know how, people’s practices and behaviour.

8. The 2nd Paradigm Shift
Disaster Management (DM) was relief centric before 1991
IDNDR (Focused on “Natural” Disasters… no attention on underlying causes)
New Paradigm since HFA (Priority 4)
Approach of inter-linking CCA –DRR
“Climate Resilience” - central to DRR
“Ecosystem – Landscapes & Disasters”
“Pathways & Tools of Mainstreaming DRR”
Turning point ….Sendai Framework (Priority 1)
This paper will be focused on the opportunities and key issues for implementing SFDRR.

10. Approaches
Previously …….Response & Relief Centric

11. SFDRR highlights Resilience Ecosystem Based Solutions Integrating CCA
Public Health
Specific goals for DRR – Monitoring
Four Priorities
Understand disaster risk
Strengthen disaster risk governance
Invest in DRR
Enhance disaster preparedness
Emphasis on Recovery

12. Operational Needs
Translating CCA— DRR Convergence to National / sub- national and local DRR /Development frameworks
Disaster Risk Management Plans – National /state, local, sector specific, department specific, etc.

13. Strategies for Mainstreaming: Pathways & Tools (Projects)
Blended Approach (Addressing Knowledge & Capacity Gaps)
Case Studies / Research
Policies, Plans & Advocacy
Training Manual / Modules
Knowledge Based Volumes
Upcoming Projects – 03.

14. Initiatives/Projects
Climate Resilient Development & Adaptation (UNDP/MoEF) Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat.
Urban Flood Case Studies (8 Cities) UF.
National Action Plan on Chemical Disasters MOEF.
Risk to Resilience 2010: Strategic tools for DRM. DFID, US-NOAA, ISET, WII, RF, GEAG, IIASA.
Climate Sensitive DM Planning – Flood Resilient Uttar Pradesh (CDKN-UK / ISET)
Drought Vulnerability - Risk & Mitigation Analysis (ICSSR Funded )

15. Indo-German ekDRM Programme: Environmental Knowledge for DRM 2011-13
Indo-German ekDRM Programme: Environmental Knowledge for DRM MoEF / GIZ / UNU.
AdaptCAP- DRR Coastal (AP & TN) EU & GIZ 2014
Ecosystem Approach to DRR (UN-PEDRR) / UNEP ecoDRR
National Human Resource Plan for DRM ( ) as per DM Act HRP
National Disaster Management Plan (2013 for NEC on DM Govt. of India), NDMP Released 2016.
Perspective Plan of NIDM’s Expansion & Strengthening PP
Prime Minister’s Agenda 10: DM Plan of Sectors / Ministries at Central Level. PM10

16. India Heat Wave Study
Integrating Climate Resilience into DRR (Knowledge & Training) Govt. of Maharashtra: Case Study Compendium
Establishment of ecoDRR Centre under Forest Academy, Govt. of Maharashtra (DPR)
Forest Fire…..FFMP
Peri-urban Ecosystems for Urban Resilience (RF)
Climate Change and Vulnerability of Children (UNICEF)
Policy Volume on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management (MoEFCC Sponsored).
Climate Resilient Development Planning (NKMCC)

17. Disaster Management Plan of Agriculture Sector (MOAGFW).
Disaster Impact Assessment (DIA) Integration with EIA/Project Appraisal. UNU, PwC)
Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Health – Disaster Related Illness. (WHO/NCDC)
Other documentations/Books.

18. Road Ahead
Huge gaps in capacities (Knowledge & Professional Competence)
Demonstrable Solutions / Pilots / Case Studies (Showcasing)
Institutional network (Consortium framework)
Collaborative programmes with Partner Institutions
Research and Innovations
Bridge between Science Institutions, Implementers and Policy Process.
Publications of lessons and outcomes.

19. Thank You! For all support, motivation and encouragements !!!