Disaster Risk Mapping for Floods, Droughts & Landslides
Disaster risk mapping is the process of identifying, assessing, and spatially visualizing regions vulnerable to natural hazards. In India, floods, droughts, and landslides are the most recurrent natural disasters, affecting millions annually. With climate change intensifying rainfall extremes and land-use mismanagement amplifying risks, scientific mapping has become central to India’s disaster preparedness and mitigation policies.
What is Disaster Risk Mapping?
- It combines hazard probability, exposure, and vulnerability to create spatial risk zones.
- Helps identify high-risk areas for planning, infrastructure design, and relief operations.
- Uses GIS, remote sensing, and modelling tools for precision mapping.
- A core part of NDMA’s Disaster Management Plan, 2023 and ....
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