Thursday, April 19, 2012

SAARC DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE

 SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) was set up in October 2006 at the premises of National Institute of Disaster Management in New Delhi. The Centre has the mandate to serve eight Member Countries of South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - by providing policy advice and facilitating capacity building services including strategic learning, research, training, system development and exchange of information for effective disaster risk reduction and management in South Asia.

The Centre is a sleek body of professionals working on various dimensions of disaster risk reduction and management in South Asia. The Centre is networking through the National Focal Points of the Member Countries with the various Ministries, Departments and Scientific, Technical, Research and Academic institutions within and outside the Government working on various aspects of disaster risk reduction and management.
The Centre conducts studies and research, organizes workshops and training programmes, publishes its reports and documents provides various policy advisory services to the Member Countries.
The Centre has the Vision to be recognized as a vibrant Centre of Excellence for knowledge, research and capacity building on disaster management in South Asia and in the rest of the world.

INDIA Basic Facts

   

Geographic Coordinates20 00 N, 77 00 E
Total Area Sq. Km3,287,590
Coastline Km7000
Lowest Elevation in Meters0
Highest Elevation in Meters8598
Percentage of Arable Land48.83
Total Population1,129,866,154
Annual Population Growth %1.6
Total Literacy Rate %61
Percentage of People Living in Urban Areas28.1
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) US$4.164 Trillion
GDP Per Capita US$3800
GDP Growth rate %9.4
BPL Population %2.5

Main Natural Hazards Earthquake, drought, flood, flash flood, cyclone, landslides, tsunami, avalanche, heat and cold wave, forest fire

Major Disasters in Recent Past

EventYearDeadAffected
Quake199394751 million
Cyclone19991008615 million
Quake2001138051.8 million
Tsunami2004124053.5 million

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