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Should businesses worry?
(Live Mint,
Posted: Fri, Jan 4, 2008. 1:15 AM IST, Mihir R Bhatt) |
Neither the company CEO on Dalal Street nor the auto repairman at a street corner of a coastal town in India is informed of the costs of climate risks .....
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Local issues, cities find place in Bali climate adaptation agenda
(The Sunday Economic Times, 23 Dec, 2007,
0021 hrs IST, Mihir R Bhatt) |
Climate is global. Cities are local. And the emerging climate change adaptation agenda from Bali has started to bridge the gap. For the first time at Bali, COP 13, adaptation has moved from the margins to the centre of discussions and cities have found their due place on the adaptation agenda.....
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Can we Predict Quakes?
(The Hindu, February 24, 2005) |
Think Scientists are close to being able to predict earthquakes? Think again, U.S. quake experts said........... (For more in English Click Here.) |
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'Tsunamis are Hard to Predict but Possible to Monitor'
(Times of India, December 29, 2004) |
Responses should suit levels of operations and extent of exposure to risk. At the community level, it is important for those directly affected to report the situation to suitable local authorities........... (For more in English Click Here.) |
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Insurance Meet
(Business Standard, November 9, 2004) |
Gujarat State Disaster Managment Authority (GSDMA), United India Insurance Company and All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) held a one-day workshop on insurance to share best practices and.......... (For more in English Click Here.) |
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Hunger Free India Consultation
(The Asian Age, October 29, 2004) |
Hunger-free India is overdue since 1947 and is possible if food security is linked with livelihood, nutrition, and securities against crisis in national policy and local projects.......... (For more in English Click Here.) |
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Experts Suggests City Recovery Fund
(The Times of India, September 29, 2004) |
The need for setting up a 'City Recovery Fund' created by multi-lateral banks like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank with private investments from local citizens and institutional investors to help rebuild cities.......... (For more in English Click Here.) |
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A'bad Institute to Hold Disaster Mitigation Session in Spain
(The Times of India, September 13, 2004) |
The city-based All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, along with UN-Habitat, will organise a special session–'Making Cities Better' – at the Urban Disaster and Reconstruction Dialogue at World Urban Forum, at Barcelona on Monday............ (For more in English click here) |
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Cities Paralysed by Floods: Can Gujarat Lead on City Safety?
(Divya Bhaskar, August 2004) |
Blaming the government for the mighty losses caused by the recent floods in Gujarat may not be difficult. But from the experience of AIDMI's team that visited Surat, Valsad and Ankleshwar from August 4, 2004 onwards the situation seems to be different this year. There has been notable speed in the warning systems, rescue operations and immediate relief steps taken by the Collector Office at District level and Commissioner Office at the City level........... Gujarat can set up first ever 'City Safety Fund' to design and develop systematic flood hazard reduction across towns in the state........... (For more in Gujarati click here) |
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No Exemption from Excise Duty to Earthquake Affected Kutch
Union Budget: Discussion
(Sandesh, August 2004) |
The Union Budget has caused injustice to Kutch by not giving it exemption from excise duty for recovering from the impact of 2001 earthquake in Gujarat. Professor Ravindra Dholakia of IIM expressed his views that there will be an adverse effect on Agriculture and Industrial Development.......... (For more in Gujarati click here) |
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Government of India takes up Safety Issues at Schools with States
(The Economic Times, July 2004) |
As a follow up to the Kumbakonam tragedy on July 16, the Government of India minister for human resources development Arjun Singh has written a letter to all chief ministers of States of India alerting them on the safety issues in schools.......... (For more in English click here) |
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Budget Illusionary: Expert
(The Asian Age, July 2004) |
The Union budget 2004 has miserably failed to take care of the grassroots institutions like panchayati raj and the expenditure on social sector has been drastically reduced unlike general perception that the current budget is pro poor, said economist Dr. Rohit Shukla on Friday.......... (For more in English click here) |
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Union Budget 2004-05: Poor, Panchayats and Victims
Kutch victims neglected in the Union Budget
(Jansatta, July 2004) |
The Union Budget announced by the Finance Minister, though seems to be emphasising more on Health and Education, the amount granted is 16.6 percentage less than that of previous budget said Dr Ravindra Dholakia of IIM at a discussion organised by AIDMI.......... (For more in Gujarati click here) |
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A Small Step Towards Disaster Mitigation: Union Budget 2004-05
(Divya Bhaskar, July 2004) |
The Union Budget 2004-05 has moved closer towards disaster risk mitigation by addresing issues of agriculture insurance, water security, flood control, and livelihood guarantee.......... (For more in Gujarati click here) |
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Budget has Moved Closer to Risk Mitigation: AIDMI
(The Times of India, July 2004) |
The All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) has appreciated the fact that the Union Budget 2004-05 has moved closer to risk mitigation, especially considering the fact that two per cent of India's GDP is lost in disasters......... (For more in English click here) |
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Making a mark
Quake-hit slums don't wait for help
(Sahara Times, May 2004) |
In a step towards self-reliance, the poor in Gujarat's Kutch region have invested their own money to rebuild their homes and businesses after the devastating quake that rocked their lives two years ago. According to a study by Ahmedabad-based All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), people in 14 low-income areas......... (For more in English click here) |
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