India

The compendium of India Disaster Report 2014 to 2017 deals with major disasters, which have national intervention in terms of financing and mobilizing resources that have happened in India during this period.

The India Disaster Report 2013 documents the major disasters of the year with focus on the Uttarakhand Flash Floods and the Cyclone Phailin.

The document highlights the proactive measures taken and the disaster management authorities in a coordinated manner as a team to achieve the Zero Casualty Goal during the Cyclone Biparjoy.

The Disaster Analysis and Management (Loss, Rescue Relief, and Rehabilitation) report covers the period from 2007 to 2015. It includes data on losses, rescue efforts, relief measures, and rehabilitation strategies.

The research reported in this paper outlines how contrasting and, in some cases, openly contested narratives can emerge in society around the nature and causes of the event, the impacts and needs of the affected population.

The flood of 2014 in the Kashmir Valley was the worst flood in the last hundred years. This document has also suggested long-term measures that should be taken for building resilience.

This paper is an attempt to draw focus on the issue of managing solid waste in post-disaster situations in the context of India and to prepare conclusions, recommendations and way forward for managing wastes during and after the disasters.

This paper aims to contribute to the discussion through an exploration of local perceptions of housing reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Gujarat in India on 26 January 2001.