New generation of risk reducers

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 100, November 2013:

This 100th issue takes stock of a wide variety of issues from the field of disaster risk reduction. It contains articles covering emerging issues such as the rebuilding process in Uttrakhand, building resilience in Asia and the Pacific, disaster preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir, the Warsaw Climate Change Conference, and shaping the successor of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA2) agenda. It is intended to all interested in following the recent developments in field of disaster risk reduction from key policy initiatives, workshops and events.

The content includes: (i) Rebuilding Uttarakhand: Challenges Ahead; (ii) How Do Partnerships Reduce Risks; (iii) AIDMI in 2nd Quarter 2013–14; (iv) New Generation of Risk Reducers; (v) Disaster Preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir Schools; (vi) Reducing Risk in the South; (vii) Still Time at Warsaw; (viii) Building Resilience in Asia and the Pacific; and (ix) Shaping HFA2 Agenda. The contributions come from Mihir R. Bhatt, Gautam Bhut, Jyoti Agrawal, Kshitij Gupta, Vandana Chauhan, and, Vishal Pathak, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute; Denis Nkala, Regional Coordinator, South-South Cooperation - Asia Pacific; and Dr. Shamika Sirimanne, UNESCAP.