DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Considering the fact that all the South Asian member states are highly prone to hydro-meteorological and geological hazards such as floods, landslides, droughts, cyclones, earthquakes, heat waves, avalanches and tsunamis, the topic will bring into attention the issues relating to disaster, the aftermath and the adopted policies and dealings. When it comes to the economic vulnerability countries such as Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh illustrates the largest losses, where poverty exposed population and absence of preparedness can be accredited to the susceptibility to the disasters precipitated by natural hazards.
ARTICLES
Saigon’s Mercy Flights and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
President Ford’s order to vacate Saigon’s orphanages demonstrated a benevolent, if not poorly constructed, sense of duty. If the administration had matched those upright intentions with an equally fervent adherence to the original objective of the operation and detailed-oriented planning, a better outcome might have been achievable.
Indian Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief in Nepal: Swift, Sure and Selfless
Indian success in conducting HADR operations in Nepal demonstrates the potential for its emulation in other countries thereby increasing India’s good neighbourly approach and overall reliability and trustworthiness within its immediate neighbourhood and beyond.
Locating the Crisis of Climate Change and Mental Health from G20 platform: A Case Study of Joshimath, Uttarakhand
The recent land sinking and forced displacement issue in Joshimath have shown that climate change not only affects the environment but also has severe consequences for mental health and people who live in areas affected by natural disasters are at a higher risk of experiencing mental health problems.
AI in Determining the Future of Environmental Sustainability
To prevent illegal poaching, which has come to be recognised as a serious issue concerning the loss of biodiversity, the Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security (PAWS) was developed which used machine learning to predict potential poaching hotspots.
Crisis in Yemen: Who is Accountable for the Worst Human Catastrophe?
The international communities like UN, Security Council, EU, and especially GCC should take additional accountability towards bringing the disgruntled groups into peaceful understanding and end this embarrassing period of human calamity.
Nuclear Disaster Management in India
Nuclear Scientist M. V. Ramana has argued that many emergency preparedness exercises conducted as part of the regulatory requirement in India demonstrated several deficiencies and lack of infrastructure.
COVID-19 Pandemic and Disaster Management: An Analysis of Disaster and Health Management Policies in India
India should consider revisiting certain aspects of the National Health Bill to tackle such type pandemics in near future.
Holistic View on Technology and Disaster Management
The major goals of disaster information system should be to improve decision-making before, during and after emergencies, through improved access to quality of information.