Recent Activity in Disaster Management Community
- Consolidated Reply: Ways to improve flood management in Orissa - Advice, Examples. Issue date 24 November 2011 in Water Community, Disaster Management Community
- Seeks information on the kind of a flood plain zone management which will be of use in today
- Consolidated Reply: Seeking ideas for mobile applications - Examples, Experiences. Issue date 24 October 2011 in Water Community, Disaster Management Community
- Seeks examples of mobile phone applications in the water and disaster management sector, especially for response to water related disasters such as floods and water and sanitation issues during other emergencies
- Consolidated Reply: Hospital Preparedness -Disaster Management Plan and Incident Command System - Advice. Issue date 31 March 2011 in Disaster Management Community
- Suggests components for a HDMP plan and provides advice on the appropriate Incident Command System for a hospital during an emergency and share examples of ICS systems for hospitals
- Consolidated Reply: Equipping Community to reduce Vulnerability of Mothers and Children During Emergencies - Experiences. Issue date 17 March 2011 in Maternal and Child Health Community, Disaster Management Community
- Provides Success stories/Experiences of providing care and integrating women and children in Disaster Risk Reduction programmes.
About the Disaster Management Community
It is a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and disciplines concerned with preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery and rehabilitation issues with respect to disasters (natural and human induced).
Disasters erode development gains. In order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is important to ensure reduction of disaster risk through structural and nonstructural measures.
The Community aims to reduce disaster risk to sustain development gains. This is done by leveraging the knowledge, experience and energies of development practitioners towards problem solving
Solution Exchange connects the members of this Community and increases the effectiveness of their individual efforts by helping them share and apply each other’s knowledge and experience. Through Solution Exchange, Disaster Management professionals can turn to their peers across India for solutions to the day-to-day challenges they face.
Disaster Management Community Success Stories
- Success Story: Facilitating Collaboration – Water Purification Technologies for post flood relief work, Story in Disaster Management Community updated on Sep 20, 2011
Recent Community Updates
- Disaster Management Community Update # ; Issued 17 October 2011
- Disaster Management Community Update # ; Issued 15 September 2011
- Disaster Management Community Update # ; Issued 15 June 2011
- Disaster Management Community Update # ; Issued 31 May 2011
- Disaster Management Community Update # ; Issued 31 May 2011
