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Climate extremes andloss and damageLessons from Uttarakhand Disaster, India
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CLIMATE EXTREMES AND
LOSS AND DAMAGE
Lessons from Uttarakhand Disaster, India
Preface
Acknowledgement
Contents
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction
Table 1: Activities undertaken during the study
2. Methodology
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3. The Uttarakhand Disaster; Why and How
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n IMD terminology, extremely heavy rainfall 244.5 mm in
a day very heavy is between 124.5 and 244.5 mm/day
town in the Mandakini valley
Source of this information is Uttarakhand State Action Plan on Climate Change
3.1 Why this happened
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In Uttarakhand, 60% of the land is under the control of the forest department, whereas
private land for residences and agriculture constitutes roughly about 10-11%, thus increasing the pressure
on any available land.2004 Tsunami or the 2002 earthquake were .
3.2 The Climate Connection
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Table 2: Average rainfall in June in Dehradun
Dehradun
Shrestha, U. B., Gautam, S. & Bawa, K. PLoS ONE 7, e36741 (2012)
Box 1: Cases of extreme rainfall have doubled in last 50 years: IITM
4. Assessment of Damage and Loss
4.1 Loss of human lives
4.2 Housing
Box 2: Case study of Mrs. Pulma Arya, Didsari
4.3 Agriculture and agricultural land
4.4 Horticulture
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4.5 Livestock
4.6 Road, connectivity and other infrastructure
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4.7 Education and health services
4.8 Tourism related Livelihoods
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5. State Response; Rescue, Relief and Rehabilitation
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Table 3: Compensation announced by the Uttarakhand Government
6. Needs Assessment
7. Role of Warning, Information and Preparedness in Disasters; Lessons from Phailin
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Unofficial estimates hover around 50,000 human lives lost
Box 3: Extracts of the minutes of the meeting between GSI and Geological and Mining
department of Uttarakhand government
Box 4: CAG Report trashes disaster management in Uttarakhand
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Andhra Pradesh and Odisha provided strong concrete cyclone shelters to safely enclose the people
from the riskNearly a million people were evacuated from the cyclone affected areas during near-super cyclone
‘Phailin’ in Odisha/ Andhra Pradesh in October 2013
8. A Reflection on the Development Model in Uttarakhand
9. What Message does Uttarakhand Disaster has for Climate Change Negotiations
Box 5: Excerpt from COP 16 Decision
10. Climate Change and Disaster; Need for a Human Rights Based Approach to Disaster Reduction and Sustainable Development16
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10.1 Climate change and disaster
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10.2 Global response to disaster and disaster risk reduction
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10.3 Experience and Lessons learned from implementation of
Hyogo Framework of Action
10.4 Opportunity that lies ahead
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10.5 Recommendations on fundamental principles in
addressing climate change and disaster in the
SDGs
In July 2012, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the 27 members of a High-level Panel to
advise on the global development framework beyond 2015, the target date for the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs). The Panel was co-chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of
Indonesia, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United
Kingdom, and it includes leaders from civil society, private sector and government. The Panel
submitted its report on 30th May 2013. 24 The Open Working Group was established on 22nd of January 2013 by decision 67/555 (see A/67/L.48/rev.1) of the General Assembly. The 30-member (OWG) of the General Assembly is tasked with preparing a proposal on the SDGs and will submit its report by the end of the 68th session (September 2014) of the United Nations General Assembly.
Annexures
Annexure-I
Profile of Villages
Gajoli
Didsari
Maneri
Netala
Aungi
Annexure-II
List of Respondents
Annexure-III
Scholarly writings on Uttarakhand disaster
Annexure-IV
News Clippings
Annexure-V
Experience Sharing and Way Forward for Effective Disaster
Management
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