Question Q8GS3GS3
Disasters cannot be managed by a single agency, department, or ministry on its own. It requires a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach. Elucidate.
Main Body
Disasters are phenomena of natural or man-made induced loss of lives, infra etc due to sudden or silent onset of calamities E Drought, flood etc Ministry of Home AffairsDisasterMinistry diagram showing: Floods, Drought, Earthquakes a) NDMAfor central level b) SDMA + DDMA c) Agencies: food stock management etc. Need for whole of govt approach: 1) To tackle 'silos approach'coordinate between various ministries 2) MOHUA, MHA etc for urban floods 3) Better integration and planningBetter preparednessresponse E OMSG Model 4) Moch drills for earthquakes 5) Reduce disaster risk as an Sendai targets by 2030.
Various depts can coordinate: 3) Ensure collective accountability of govt to manage risks + vulnerabilities 4) Reduce disaster risk as an Sendai transport by active collabs among agencies 5) Disaster mitigation & adoption can be effective if depts, agencies pool in resources + expertise Role of society: a) 4) Bottom-up E Water management tech. to prevent drought b) Community engagementas 1st line of defense E ONGC Model c) Better preparednessresponse - Moch drills for earthquakes - Traditional knowledge usefor local mitigation of disasters. We need to ensure resilience of Sendai targets by 2030.
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Conclusion
We need to ensure resilience of Sendai targets by 2030.
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Topper
ASTHA JAIN
AIR 92025
Subject & Paper
GS3GS3
Topic
Disaster Management
Generic
Whole-of-government approach
Writing Stats
214
Total words
1
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analytical
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