Rajni Sekhri Sibal

Are You Prepared for a Disaster? (eBook, ePUB)

Mitigation and Management of Disasters

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

We live in a world which experiences dramatic loss of life due to natural disasters and hazards.
This comprehensive book by Rajni Sibal, formerly the additional secretary (disaster management), Government of India, outlines methods for preparing households, businesses, and commercial establishments to address the substantial risk of disasters at home, the workplace and communities at large.
Rajni Sibal addresses considerations important in planning for disaster management, from cyclones, chemical spills, floods and landslides to catastrophic events. The book not only includes the procedures used by safety experts but also focuses on areas often overlooked during the reactive and post disaster periods.
Packed with information, important contact details and numbers, this book contains a extensive list of the how-to's for avoiding mistakes which turn natural and man-made catastrophes into larger disasters, and makes preparing for disaster less intimidating.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789389351941
• Artikelnr.: 58435617

Autorenporträt

Rajni Sekhri Sibal is an Indian Administrative Service officer, presently Secretary, Government of India. She is the first lady to top the Civil Services Examination in 1986.
Rajni was posted as Additional Secretary (Disaster Management) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. She was responsible for International Cooperation and Disaster Management policy formulation as well as coordination of response and relief in the event of a severe disaster in the country. She successfully handled the response and relief efforts during the Kerala Floods and other calamitous situations like Titli, Gaja, Pabuk and Pethai cyclones in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry; drought in Maharashtra, Andhra, Karnataka and Gujrat as well as landslides, floods and cloud bursts in Manipur, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka. Rajni held the additional charge of Executive Director National Institute of Disaster Management and has also represented the country in workshops and conferences, both in India and abroad, in the field of disaster management.
Are You Prepared for a Disaster? is the author's latest book and draws upon her experience in policy making and handling natural and manmade disasters in India. The book is crafted to provide insights into various hazards and to provide information to individuals, families and communities about how to mitigate risk and prepare for a disaster. The book also conveys the best course of action to be taken before,during and after a calamitous event.