Weather and Climate-related Disaster Management over India

A huge country with more than a one billion population, India is vulnerable to weather and climate-related disasters. Disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, landslides etc are frequent occurrences. Nearly 10% of the area is prone to floods and nearly 70% is susceptible to droughts. Most of these events occur during the summer monsoon period June through September. India receives nearly 75% of its annual rainfall during this period. With a huge population exceeding one billion, millions of people are affected by these calamities. India accounts for nearly 25% of deaths which occur over Asia due to this climate related disasters. This presentation at the 11 th ICCEM International Conference on Crises and Emergency Management to be held during 15-17 December 2017 will cover in brief the initiatives taken in India to manage these disasters at various levels: local, district, regional and country level.