Lec 1, 2

• Hazard
• Vulnerability
• Risk
• Disaster
• Causes
• Diagrams
• Disaster Mgmt

Ways/Approach of Disaster Mgmt -

• Traditional/Conventional
• Progressive approach

International Measures for Disaster Mgmt

• Intl Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction 1990-2000
• Yokohama Strategy 1994
• Intl Strategy for Disaster Risk reduction 2000-2010 by UN
• Hyogo Framework for Action for a safer world 2005-2015
• Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-30

• Natl level Disaster Mgmt related aspects
• NDMA 2005