Building back better: a more resilient Sikkim post 2011 earthquake

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 98, October 2013:

This issue builds on the experience of the 2011 earthquake in Sikkim. It focuses primarily on the recovery and rehabilitation of the Indian state of Sikkim following the 18 September 2011 earthquake. Filled with well researched articles and summary reports, the theme of this issue is ‘Building a More Resilient Sikkim Post 2011’.

The content includes: (i) Two years after the Sikkim earthquake - important lessons learnt; (ii) AIDMI and the Sikkim earthquake 2011; (iii) summary analysis of the Sikkim State disaster management plan 2010-2011; (iv) getting climate smart for disasters in Sikkim; (v) lessons of preparedness from Uttarakhand to Sikkim; (vi) managing disaster debris; (vii) G20 summit – a missed agenda?; (viii) riots in Uttar Pradesh: what should National Integration Council discuss; (ix) disaster management and mitigation plan 2013; (x) rebuilding the Uttarakhand from ground zero; (xi) school safety in Sikkim: NSSP and beyond.

The contributions from Mihir R. Bhatt and Kshitij Gupta, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute; Langdon Greenhalgh, Managing Director, Global Emergency Group; and Divyesh Desai, Regional Marketing Manager, Hazira LNG Private Limited, Ahmedabad.