Johnson, R.M and Edwards, E (2020) Accelerating Disaster Risk Reduction in the Indian Himalayan Region. In: GB Pant NIHE Webinar - Adaptation & Resilience Building Challenges for the Himalayan Communities: Climate Change & Covid-19, 4 September 2020, Almora, India [online].
Abstract
On behalf of the authorship team Rich will talk about their latest (June 2020) Science Policy Briefing: ‘Accelerating change: Engaging local communities in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Indian Himalayan Region’. This paper details the problem of increasing disaster risk in mountain regions alongside a gap in local community engagement. The briefing calls for a shift in emphasis, which fosters inclusive community engagement, and takes better account of local knowledge in disaster risk reduction. Specific recommendations are: (1) Revision of State and District disaster management plans (2) Implementation of comprehensive awareness campaigns (3) Programmes to capture the diversity of local knowledge. The target audience of the Science Policy Briefing are government authorities, NGOs, and research organisations. Access the Science Policy Brief, further supplementary information and media commentaries: (1) BathSPAdata: https://doi.org/10.17870/bathspa.c.5036990.v1 (2) The Tribune (3) The Times of India (4) Punjab Kesari (p2)
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Keynote) |
|---|---|
| UN SDGs: | Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 15: Life on Land Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) |
| Divisions: | School of Sciences |
| Research Centres and Groups: | Hazard, Risk and Disaster Research Group |
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| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2022 15:19 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Oct 2022 15:19 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/15046 |
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