Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management Disaster Mitigation
Centre's Mandate
The mandate of the Centre is four fold:
- Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction strategies;
- Community Based Disaster Management;
- Assessing the impact of climate change
on agriculture and livelihoods; and
- Evolving climate resilient agriculture and
adaptation strategies.
Objectives
The key objective of the Centre is systematic observation and analysis of disasters
to improve measures relating to prevention, mitigation, preparedness, emergency
response and recovery; mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as a policy objective
in all developmental efforts encompassing all the measures needed to achieve this
policy objective and developing a culture of disaster resilience and climate change
adaptation strategies.
Thrust area & scope
- Techno-legal Regime for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
- Mainstreaming DRR with development goals
- Impact of Climate Change and adaptation
strategies
- Climate Change impact on natural resources
- Climate Change
adaptations to conserve ecosystem
- Climate Change mitigation strategies
Faculty
Dr. Ravindra S. Gavali
Professor & Head(i/c)
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Education :
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M.Sc., Ph.D. (Environmental Science), JNU New Delhi
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Areas of Specialisation :
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Natural Resource Management and Conservation, Watershed Management, Water Pollution
Monitoring and Assessment, Climate Change, Geoinformatics application in Natural
Resource Management.
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Email :
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ravindrasg.nird[at]gov.in
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Phone :
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(+91) 040-24008487
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