Breaking the Notion of Disaster Phases

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The simultaneous occurrence of disaster phases necessitates the creation of DRM plans in a manner where recovery, mitigation and preparedness overlap. Training for risk management and prevention at a hospital in Motihari, Bihar.

Abstract: Disaster phases are not linear. They may overlap and even occur simultaneously. The complexities in disaster phases are attributed to the social, cultural, economic, political forces influencing the web of flow— and disaster risk management needs to consider moving beyond conventional notions of phases.

The author is Assistant Professor, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi and Researcher at the Special Centre for Disaster Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University. homolataborah10@gmail.com