Addressing Uncertainty in NDM Act in India

Author(s)
Bose, S., Mehta, L. & Bhatt, M. R.
Publication language
English
Pages
1pp
Date published
18 Jul 2018
Type
Articles
Keywords
Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disasters, National Disaster Management Authority
Countries
India
Organisations
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)

The National Disaster Management Act of 2005 (NDM Act) is under discussion and countrywide inputs are being sought to make this act more result oriented on the ground. An important part of this discourse which is centred around disaster management legislation in India should focus on addressing overall risks and the underlying factors associated with it. One such underlying factor of risk is uncertainty.