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.
There is a need of autonomous disaster management institutions for combating with disasters. International humanitarian bodies need to formulate separate humanitarian response law keeping in view the geographical, cultural, political and social environment of countries affected by disasters. ...
There is an immense need for countries with a better agricultural base to strengthen their health infrastructure accessibility in rural areas apart from the fact that all countries need to secure themselves in terms of food ...
India needs to invest in capacity building with specialised branches like incorporating a rescue corps which may emerge as the first line of defence. HADR operations merge the security and development requirements and hence India is likely to develop that route to appear as a powerful yet benevolent actor ...
The spread of such a non-traditional threat is a direct consequence of climate change, it is imperative that the government also take necessary action to bring climate change under control by various means like controlled use of artificial rain, day-to-day regulation of agricultural and industrial waste etc ...
Proactive and aggressive actions by government could reduce the infection rate, thereby reducing the burden on healthcare system. The mutual trust between the government and people is a key to effectively controlling the virus ...
Vietnam’s success model shows the world that a small nation among the third world country with dense population and less equipped health infrastructure can also successfully win over a pandemic through their strong desire and determination ...
It is the widening gap and the massive accumulation of wealth that has left many with little and the few with many, the reason why we have to rely on their giving. These category of non-state actors are expected to take on a larger share of the accountability for the world problem after the state ...
The structural violence and stigma faced by sex workers in normal times itself, is humongous, and this multiplies in the crises that have been created by a health disaster. The need of the hour is to absorb the capacities and energies of sex workers within societal structures, so as to give them enough opportunity to sustain themselves ...
Nature is giving us another chance so let us avoid the trap of intellectual-sounding ideas and focus on more fundamental and granular aspects - the most important one being to simply understand each other better. ...
Evolving Role of Communication during Disasters and Pandemi ...
While making advancements towards the new mediums which is definitely faster and efficient, it should not be forgotten that vast number of people are yet to have access to these mediums or yet to develop trust and a filtering mechanism for these mediums. ...