Aug 2019
Disaster Risk Reduction Framework
India is highly vulnerable to disasters due to its geographic and socio-economic conditions. Inadequate WASH infrastructure and services exacerbate the impact of disasters. The NFSSM Alliance has mapped WASH interventions for different types of disasters, but current disaster management frameworks focus mostly on relief-based WASH measures. There is a need to integrate WASH in mitigation, preparedness, and recovery planning. Recommendations propose ways to better integrate WASH in disaster management at various levels of government, drawing on international frameworks and organizations such as CDC and UNICEF.