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Disaster means a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man made causes, or by accident or negligence, which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature or magnitude as to be beyond the coping capacity of the community of the affected area.
Disasters can be both natural and man-made.
It requires immediate, coordinated and effective response.
We gave in-depth information on
- Definition Of Disasters And It’s Impact
- Paradigm Shift In Disaster Management
- Role Of Organization
The Objectives
- To strengthen inter-linkages and with NGO’s undertaking disaster response
programmes.
- Facilitate mobilization and distribution of resources from corporate to disaster affected communities.
- To advocate for disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness among civil society, business and government.
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