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Topic: Knowledge Management
Sort Desciption: The document is prepared by a team comprising of Sujit Mohanty Biswajit Panda Hemang Karelia and Rajeev Issar under GoI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme
Content Inside: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION The Indian Approach Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs National Disaster Management Division The document is prepared by a team comprising of Sujit Mohanty Biswajit Panda Hemang Karelia and Rajeev Issar under GoI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme Contents Page 1. Background 1 2. Knowledge Management Concept and Principles 1 2.1The Knowledge Management Cycle 2 3. Disaster Risk Reduction - Role of Information and Knowledge 3 4. Indian Approach to Knowledge Management in - 4 Disaster risk Reduction Practice area 4.1 Creating an Environment for Knowledge Management 4 4.2Strengths of Knowledge Networks in Disaster Management 5 4.3The KNOWLEDGE PORTAL : A tool for Knowledge Management 6 5. Conclusion 8 ICT for Disaster Risk Reduction The Indian Experience 1. Background Indian sub-continent is susceptible to different types of natural hazards owing to the unique topographic and climatic characteristics. The occurrence of disasters along with the losses over the years has been increasing on account of larger population being vulnerable to natural hazards. India has experienced many massive disasters such as the Orissa supercyclone in 1999 Gujarat earthquake in 2001 recent devastating Tsunami- 2004 and many more in the past. This owes not only to the physical vulnerability i.e their proximity to the hazard zone and ill-maintained standards of safety to counter the effects but also due to the prevailing social and economic conditions. There is a conscious effort for Disaster Risk Reduction at National Provincial and sub-provincial level. Thousands of organizations are supporting the effort from last few decades. However there is a felt gap in information coordination and sharing. The knowledge and experiences of disaster practitioners are remaining in individual or institutional domain. There is an urgent need of an organized common platform to capture organize and share this know ...
knowledge management in disaster risk reduction