Natural disaster: institutional building for mitigating the impact on vulnerable sections

The significance of disaster in todays environment comes under question. Why do we need to bother so much After all disasters have been with us for as long as the recorded history and presumably even longer. Disasters are phenomenon, which cannot be stopped altogether but advance planning can mitigate sufferings. About Author : Dr. R K Sharma is working as associate Fellow in the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab Chandigarh. He is ph.d. in Economics,. His areas of interest are WTO VAT, Institutional Finance, Disaster Management and TQM. Gagan Deep sharma is working as associate fellow in the mahatma Gandhi state Institute of public administration, Punjab Chandigarh. Contents : Acknowledgements Foreword Preface List of Abbreviation Natural disasters Natural disasters Disaster Mitigation of earthquake effects Preparedness, mitigation and management of natural disasters Post disaster management Preparedness, Mitigation and management of natural disasters monitoring and management of natural disaster Disaster management Disaster management Strengthening the existing capacity of Institution of Higher learning of Institution so of higher learning in India for disaster education and public awareness a strategy for mitigation of earthquake hazards etc...