Disaster Management

In the present study we have compiled the following themes Introduction; Disaster Management in Asia; Impact of Disaster on Development; State Disaster Management Act (Draft of a Model Act for the State); The Environment Protection Act, 1986; Disaster Management Plan; Disaster Risk Management Strategies; Forest Fires and Plant Diversity: A Case from Northern Thailand; Opportunities and Challenges in Risk Resilient Recovery; What Do We Expect from International Platform for Recovery?; and Major Natural Disaster etc. which will prove informative and useful to a variety of readers e.g. students, researchers, trainers, professionals, or agencies concerned with the issue.