AAY. See Antyodaya Anna Yojana
Accident insurance, 65
Agricultural and agrarian insurance board, 64
Agricultural insurance, 114
Agricultural research policy, Sri Lanka council for, 66
Agriculture
disaster risk management. See Disaster risk management (DRM)
policy in Sri Lanka, 62
agricultural credit, 63
fertilizers, 63
institutional mechanism of, 63
irrigation and water management, 63
ministry of agriculture, 64–65
pesticides, 63
postharvest technology, 63
promoting agricultural production, 62
seeds and planting materials, 63
profile in Himachal Pradesh, 105–106
Agroecological zone, characteristics of, 105–106
AMCDRR. See Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
Annual Disaster Statistical Review, 145
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), 123
Aon Benfield Analytics, 143, 144, 148
Article 21 of Indian Constitution, 100
Article 38 of Indian Constitution, 100
Asian Development Bank, 120
Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), 151–153
BADC. See Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), 91
Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC), 92
Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, 92
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 120
Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP), 93
Bangladesh Disaster Census report, 128
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, 92
Bangladesh, natural disasters and agriculture in
conclusion, 94–96
cyclones and storm surges, 85, 86
Disaster Management Act (2012), 121
drought, 84–85
food security, 125–132
introduction, 79–80
methodology, 81
planning and management, 86–89
agricultural research, 92–93
fertilizer and high-yielding variety seeds, 91–92
irrigation systems, 90–91
legal initiatives, 93–94
water resource management, 89–90
public food distribution system, 117–134
recommendations, 94–96
research objectives, 80–81
saline water intrusion, 85–86
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, 92
Bangladesh Water Act (2014), 89
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), 89
BARC. See Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council; Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
BCCSAP. See Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
Below-poverty-line (BPL) people, 130, 133
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), 26
BPL people. See Below-poverty-line people
BWDB. See Bangladesh Water Development Board
Cambodian Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture, 58
Cattle lost versus lives lost, 19–20
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), 141
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 147, 149
Ceylon Fertilizer Company Ltd, 67
Chennai floods, 147–148
Coastal floods, 82
Coastal Zone Policy (2005), 89
Congressional Research Service (CRS), 40
CRED. See Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
Cropped areas affected versus lives lost, 17–18
CRS. See Congressional Research Service
CSE. See Centre for Science and Environment
Cyclones, with storm surges, 85, 86
DAE. See Directorate of Agricultural Extension
Data analytics tools, 15
DCMG. See District Crisis Management Group
DDMA. See District Disaster Management Authority
Deep tube wells (DTW), 90–91
Department of Agrarian Development, 64
Department of Agricultural Extension, 92
Department of Agriculture, 52, 53, 64
Department of Animal Production and Health, 53
Department of Food and Public Distribution, 132
Descriptive analysis, 61
Directorate of Agricultural Extension (DAE), 91
Disaster Law Emerging Thresholds, 122
Disaster Management Act
in Bangladesh, 121
in India, 112, 121, 143, 145, 146, 149–150
Disaster resilience, 55
as key priority area in agriculture, 73
Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, 151
Disaster risk management (DRM), in agriculture
Bangladesh. See Bangladesh
introduction, 157–158
issues and challenges, South Asia, 3–4
lessons learned, 158–160
limitations, 160
mitigation of disasters
extent of damage assessed, 107–111
findings and discussions, 104
future requirements, 113–115
hazard and vulnerability profile, of Himachal Pradesh, 104–106
introduction, 99–101
mechanisms for calculation of assistance, 112
objectives, 101
present institutional and legal arrangement, 112–113
research methodology, 101–104
for national economic development, 2
overview of chapters, 4–7
policy implications, 158–160
rebuilding agriculture after disaster, 8
recommendations, 158–160
Disaster risk reduction (DRR), 53, 56, 67, 69
and management systems, 159
District Crisis Management Group (DCMG), 113
District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), 41, 113
DRM. See Disaster risk management
Drought, 84–85
DRR. See Disaster risk reduction
DTW. See Deep tube wells
Early warning systems, 56
Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), 141, 143
Environmental sustainability, 68
Excel, 15
FAO. See Food and Agriculture Organization
Fertilizer, 91–92
Financial investment, 8
Flash floods, 82
reducing risks from, 114
Floods, 120. See also specific floods
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 2, 33, 34, 52, 53
concerns about world food security, 38–40
Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, 120, 130
Food production systems, 4
Food Security and Risk Reduction in Bangladesh, 123
Food self-sufficiency, 40
Fukushima nuclear disaster
EU strategies, and lessons for, 40–41
marine environment and seafood, radioactive elements adjoining, 34–35
Garibi Hatao program, 130
GDP. See Gross domestic product
Geo-climatic conditions, 13
Geographic information system (GIS), 21
GIS. See Geographic information system
Global Hunger Index Report, 36
Global Report on Internal Displacement, 142
Global warming, 24
GOB. See Government of Bangladesh
GOI. See Government of India
Government of Bangladesh (GOB), 80, 83, 91, 93, 119, 120
Government of India (GOI), 20–21, 26, 119, 132, 150–152
Government of West Bengal, 121
Gross domestic product (GDP), 51, 52
Groundwater irrigation, 90
Hazard profile, of Himachal Pradesh, 102, 104–106
Healthcare insurance, 65
Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HKATI), 65–66
High-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, 91–92
Himachal Pradesh, disaster mitigation
agriculture profile in, 105–106
area, density, and decennial growth population in, 104
demographic features from 1901 to 2011, 103
District Crisis Management Group, 113
extent of damage assessed, 107–111
future requirements, 113–115
hazard and vulnerability profile of, 102, 104–106
mechanisms for calculation of assistance, 112
State Crisis Management Group, 113
State Disaster Management Authority, 112–113
State Executive Committee, 113
HKATI. See Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute
Houses damaged versus lives lost, 18–19
Human systems, 81
Humanitarian Assistance Programme Implementation Guidelines, 128
Humans and agriculture disaster, pragmatic study of
conclusion, 20
findings, 15–17
introduction, 13–14
methodology, 14–15
recommendations, 20–21
research objectives, 14
vital parameters, relationships/correlations between, 17–20
Hyogo Framework for Action, 55
HYV seeds. See High-yielding variety seeds
ICNND. See International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
ICT. See Information and communications technology
IEA. See International Energy Agency
IFPRI. See International Food Policy Research Institute
IGCAR. See Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
Ikerd, John, 56
INDC. See Intentional Nationally Determined Contributions
India, DRM in
Disaster Management Act (2005), 121
Himachal Pradesh. See Himachal Pradesh
insurance coverage schemes, 121
West Bengal. See West Bengal
Indian Meteorological Department, 14
Indian State Hunger Index (ISHI), 126
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), 26
Indo-U.S. Nuclear Agreement of 2008, 26
Information and communications technology (ICT), 21, 158
Institute of Health and Society, 145
Institute of postharvest technology, 66
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), 63
Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems (IPNS), 63
Intentional Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), 26
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (Norwegian Refugee Council), 142
International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), 30
International Energy Agency (IEA), 27
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 55, 120, 126, 130, 133
International Labor Organization Social Security Portal, 132–133
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 24, 27
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 124
International Water Management Institute, 52–53
IPCC. See International Panel on Climate Change
IPM. See Integrated Pest Management
IPNS. See Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems
Irrigation systems, in Bangladesh, 90–91
ISHI. See Indian State Hunger Index
IUCN. See International Union for Conservation of Nature
Jammu and Kashmir floods, 145–146
causes of, 146–147
LGED. See Local Government Engineering Department
Liberation War, 86
Livelihood diversification practices, 71
Livestock insurance, 65
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), 90
Losses, compensation of, 114
Maha season, 52
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, 15
Ministry of Environment and Forests, 15
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 14–15
Ministry of Labour, 15
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 119
MNAIS. See Modified National Agricultural Insurance Schemes
Modified National Agricultural Insurance Schemes (MNAIS), 121
Monsoon floods, 82–84
NAPA. See National Adaptation Program of Action
NARS. See National Agricultural Research System
National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA), 93
National Agricultural Research System (NARS), 92
National Agriculture Policy, 62–63
National Cadet Corps (NCC), 44, 46
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), 132
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 25, 27, 42–43, 45, 119
National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 143, 150
National Disaster Medical Response Force, 150
National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF), 144
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 45
The National Disaster Response Fund (2013), 112
National Food Policy (2006), 130
National Food Policy Plan of Action (2008–2015), 130
National food promotion board, 66–67
National Food Security Act (NFSA), 123, 130–131
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), 143, 146
National Investigation Agency (NIA), 32
National Plan for Disaster Management (NPDM), 93
National Policy on Disaster Management (2009), 143, 150
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005), 133
National Service Scheme (NSS), 44, 46
National Water Policy (1999), 89
Natural hazard-induced disasters, categories of, 2
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 29–30
Natural systems, 81
NCAER. See National Council of Applied Economic Research
NCC. See National Cadet Corps
NDMA. See National Disaster Management Authority
NDMA Guidelines, 45
NDMP. See National Disaster Management Plan
NDRF. See National Disaster Relief Force; National Disaster Response Force
Nepal Government’s Agricultural Policy, 58
NFSA. See National Food Security Act
NGOs. See Nongovernment organizations
NIA. See National Investigation Agency
NIDM. See National Institute of Disaster Management
NITI Aayog Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, 122–123
Nongovernment organizations (NGOs), 93, 120
Normative analysis, 61
NPDM. See National Plan for Disaster Management
NRDC. See Natural Resources Defense Council
NSG. See Nuclear Suppliers Group
NSS. See National Service Scheme
Nuclear disaster risks, of Indian agriculture
accidental nuclear war risks and nuclear proliferation, threats caused by, 29–31
and agricultural sustainability, 35–38
conclusion, 44–46
FAO’s concerns about world food security, 38–40
findings of survey, 42–44
Fukushima nuclear disaster, EU strategies, and lessons for, 40–41
impact of, 33–34
introduction, 23–25
radioactive elements adjoining Fukushima marine environment and seafood, 34–35
respondents’ perceptions of, 41–42
sources of, 26–29
terrorism, new challenge of, 31–32
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), 40
Organic fertilizers, 72
Oxfam, 120
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, 143, 147–148
Participatory Water Management Regulations (2014), 89
PFDS. See Public food distribution system
PMFBY. See Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Policy analysis, 61–62
Policy gaps, 60–62
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), 121
Problem-finding analysis, 61
Problem-oriented approach, 54
Problem-solving analysis, 61
Prospective analysis, 61
Public food distribution system (PFDS), in postdisaster situation, 117–134
Radioactive contamination, chances of, 33
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII), 39
Rain floods, 82
Rajya Khadya Suraksha Yojana (RKSY), 131
Random sample survey, 41
Rebuilding disaster-struck areas, 8
ReliefWeb, 120
Resilient agriculture, 70–71
Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS), 121
Retrospective analysis, 61
RKSY. See Rajya Khadya Suraksha Yojana
RPII. See Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
RPIIEU project, 41
RWBCIS. See Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme
Salinity intrusion, 85–86
Save the Children, 120
SCMG. See State Crisis Management Group
SDMA. See State Disaster Management Authority
SDRF. See State Disaster Response Force
SEC. See State Executive Committee
Seed Research and Development Institute (SRDI), 92
Segmented and integrated analysis, 61
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), 101, 152–153
SFDRR. See Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
Shallow tube wells (STW), 90
Situation Analysis on Floods and Flood Management, 124
Social safety net programs (SSNP), 128
SOD. See Standing Orders on Disasters
SRDI. See Seed Research and Development Institute
Sri Lanka, sustainable agricultural practices in
background of study and problem identification, 51–54
conclusion, 73–74
data analysis and discussion, 62–67
literature review on agriculture and disasters, 54
disaster resilience, 55
early warning systems, 56
empirical research, 58–60
policies and best practices, 57–58
sustainable agriculture, 56–57
vulnerability, 55
methodology, 54
policy gaps, analysis, and methodologies, 60–62
recommendations, 70–73
strengths and weaknesses, 67–70
SSNP. See Social safety net programs
Standing Orders on Disasters (SOD), 93
State Crisis Management Group (SCMG), 113
State Disaster Fund, 112
State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), 41, 112–113
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), 150
State Executive Committee (SEC), 113
State of New South Wales, 59–60
Statpro, 15
Storage insurance, 65
Strategic Disaster Risk Management in Asia, 122
STW. See Shallow tube wells
Sustainable agriculture, 56–57
empirical research on, 58–60
policies and best practices, 57–58
Tableau, 15
Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), 123, 130–131
Terrorist attack, 31
TPDS. See Targeted Public Distribution System
Tractors and agricultural machinery insurance, 65
Trend analysis
of cropped areas affected by disasters, 17
of loss of lives, 15–16
Tsunami, 143
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 3
UNFCCC. See United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNISDR. See United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, 53
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 24, 26
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 51–52
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), 55, 58–59, 141
United Nations Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNPDRR), 35
United Nations Report on Agriculture and Disaster, 57
United Nations Scientific Committee, 28
Université Catholique de Louvain, 145
UNPDRR. See United Nations Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Urban flooding
Chennai floods, 147–148
documents, review of, 143
findings, 149–150
future roadmap, 153–154
introduction, 141–143
Jammu and Kashmir floods, 145–146
causes of, 146–147
new strategy, for disaster management, 150–152
objectives, 143–144
research methodology, 144–145
Sendai Framework, 152–153
“Urban Floods Disaster Management” strategy, 150–151
US Department of Agriculture, 38
VGF Programme. See Vulnerable Group Feeding Programme
Vital parameters, relationships/correlations between, 17–20
Vulnerability, 55
defined, 118
profile in Himachal Pradesh, 104–106
Vulnerable Group Development Programme, 130
Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Programme, 130, 132–133
Water resource management, 89–90
WBDMA. See West Bengal Disaster Management Authority
WECF. See Women in Europe for Common Future
West Bengal
below-poverty-line cards, 132
beneficiaries of PDS, 132, 133
flood and food security, 125–132
leakage in PDS, 133–134
West Bengal Disaster Management & Civil Defence Department (WBDM & CD), 119–120
West Bengal Disaster Management Authority (WBDMA), 119, 121
West Bengal Public Distribution System, 120
WNA. See World Nuclear Association
Women in Europe for Common Future (WECF), 26
World food security, goal of, 38
World Nuclear Association (WNA), 26
Yala season, 52
Zero accidents, 23
Zero hunger, goal of, 38