Orissa has been a place of frequent visitation of natural calamities like flood, cyclone and drought with devastating consequences on its economy and society. the recurrent occurrence of these Climate Induced Natural Disasters and lack of proper preparedness and mitigation measures have resulted in unexpected misfortunes causing colossal loss of life, property and social networks. However, different types of natural calamities have differential impacts on ...
The book has been divided into three sections. The first section contains theoretical papers that stress the need for incorporating a gender perspective in disaster management starting from disaster preparedness, rescue, relief, response, reconstruction to rehabilitation. The specific needs of women need to be understood and addressed properly in disaster management interventions. The second section deals with socio-economic, psychological and cultural impacts of ...
