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Need for Prevention Measures
Prevention can be defined as the activities taken to prevent a natural calamity or potential hazard from having harmful effects on either people or economic assets.
Prevention planning consists of
- Hazard identification, and
- Vulnerability assessment
Delayed in taking actions may further the economic losses. For developing countries like India, prevention is perhaps the most important component in managing disasters.
Nature is emerging as a new weapon of mass destruction, do you agree?
According to the Indian Meteorology Department, around 22,000 people have died in India in 10 years until 2017 due to major environmental disasters.
According to the Indian Meteorology Department, around 22,000 people have died in India in 10 years until 2017 due to major environmental disasters.
Similarly, Global Climate Risk Index Report, published by Germanwatch (A German-based non-profit organisation) says, in the past two decades (1998-2017), over 5,00,000 people have died due to extreme weather events around the world.
Reference:
https://germanwatch.org/sites/germanwatch.org
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