The Asia-Pacific region experiences nearly 60 per cent of the world's natural disasters. India, on account of its geographical position, climate and geological setting, is the worst-affected. The country is regularly faced with drought, floods, earthquakes, cyclones and more recently, the tsunami.
The Tsunami which struck the Indian sub-continent in December, 2004 caused damage to assets estimated at about $575 million and productivity losses about $450 million. Overall rehabilitation and reconstruction needs in the four mainland tsunami-affected states and territories of India are to the tune of US$1.2 billion, according to a Damage and Needs Assessment Report prepared jointly by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and United Nations at the request of the Government of India.
The earthquake that struck western and central Gujarat on January 26, 2001 caused enormous loss of life and near total destruction of physical assets, affecting around 20 million people. The state was totally unprepared for the disaster.
What is the worst thing that can happen to your organization? How will you deal with it? If there is even a slight chance that it could happen, assume that it will. What are you going to do about it? How prepared are you to handle a large scale emergency? These are some of the questions you need to address
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