Disaster Management Strategy
Year of publication
2014
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration, Relocation
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
Drought, Earthquake, Floods
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
Southern Asia
Region
Southern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
B
Gender marker
B
Human rights marker
Not Available
Physical vulnerability is dealt with by applying risk-sensitive standards and sound criteria in locating and/or constructing houses and buildings, or repairing or relocating after a disaster.
“Extended drought for several years is believed to have started in 1969, reaching a critical state during 1997 - 2002. Five million families were affected and a million were estimated to have migrated to neighboring countries.