Climate change, uncertainty, and associated risks are prominent at present and likely to be more profound in future scenarios. The two most notorious climate change impacts, i.e., flood and heatwave, happen due to extreme rainfall or temperature.
Flood-related disaster risk in Uttarakhand flood 2013 and extreme heat-related risk in NCT Delhi in 2001 and 2017, caused severe damage through infrastructural reparations, and economic and life loss, ultimately hindering the nation’s growth.
The frequency and intensity of these two climatic events are becoming more common. To avoid loss and damage from these climate disasters, better preparation and coordination across national, regional, state, and local institutions and administrations are needed. For reducing disaster risk, it is necessary to prepare a comprehensive hazard-specific risk map for better management and planning.
The Centre for the Studies of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, is actively involved in researching domains such as sustainable urbanization, water sustainability, climate change, climate vulnerability and disaster risk mitigation using geospatial information and statistical data effectively.
The two most notorious climate change impacts, i.e., flood and heatwave, happen due to extreme rainfall or temperature
The vision is to use Geospatial technology and tools for preparing a comprehensive hazard-specific risk map for improved disaster management and planning.
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Civil society interaction in the form of public consultation for field surveys, and interactions with government officials for understanding the governance system at the ground level.
