Environment and Disasters Linkage in the Present Developmental Context - Lesson of India to Brazil (Rio+20)

[Anil Kumar Gupta]

India is prone to various natural disasters like floods, drought, desertification, cyclone, earthquake, landslides, forest-fire, pest-attack and epidemics, etc. Environmental degradation, including climate-change, land-use changes and natural resource degradation are aggravating disaster occurrences and impacts.

 

NIDM will be observing the “World Environment Day” on 5^th June 2012 with an objective to create awareness among students and other communities to Safeguard the Environment for Disaster Risk Reduction. As an opportunity to focus national attention on this important issue, NIDM will be organizing a seminar in Delhi. Further, to enhance awareness among the school students and to sensitize them towards environment and disasters, competitions are being organized for Slogan and Poem writing on theme “Safeguard the Environment for Disaster Risk Reduction”.

[Chandra Kishore]

That's great. Where are you organizing the seminar in Delhi? Can IEN members attend the seminar and meetup?

CK

[Dr LAKSHMI RAGHUPATHY]

 

I am Dr Lakshmi Raghupathy retired Director M/o env & Forests. I have been working in the area of envionment for over 3 decades.One of the assigments was on the Bhopal Gas Disaster and worked in the Scientific Commission compiling the reports and information on Bhopal Gas Disaster. I was also instrumental in bringing the recommendations of the Scientific Commission to the Min of Environment & Forests to create scientific base to prevent Bhopal. The outcome of this was the establishment of the Hazardous Substances Management Division in MoEF. I would like to be involved in this activity.

Lakshmi Raghupathy

 

 

[Anil Kumar Gupta]

Sure, venue of the programme would be Auditorium of SCOPE Complex, Lodi road, CGO Complex, New Delhi, Time 2.00-5.00 PM on June 5th, 2012. Chief Guest would be Hon'ble Minister for Home and will be presided by Hon'ble Vice-chairman of NDMA. Further details will be posted soon. It would be good if IEN members like to join.

Regards

Anil

Chandra Kishore said:

That's great. Where are you organizing the seminar in Delhi? Can IEN members attend the seminar and meetup?

CK