CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER

MANAGEMENT-A TECHNO- LEGAL

STUDY
CLIMATE CHANGE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
HYPOTHESIS
SCOPE OF STUDY
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
METHODOLOGY
 CHAPTER – I
INTRODUCTION

• Climate change is one of the complex problems facing

mankind today.
• It is projected to have significant impacts on
conditions affecting Agriculture, including
temperature precipitation and glacial run –off ,
agriculture is the mainstay of the Indian economy and
provides food and livelihood security to a substantial
section of our population.
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

• The climate of India is blessed with a

wide range of weather conditions across
a vast geographic scale and varied
topography, making generalizations
difficult.
 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
• Promoting a culture of presentation
preparedness and provision and discrimination
of warning at all levels through knowledge,
invitation and education.
• Encouraging mitigation measures based on
technology, traditional wisdom and
environmental sustainability.
• Establishing institutional and techno legal frame
works to create enables regulatory environment
and a compliance regime.
• Mainstreaming disaster management into the
development planning process.
 HYPOTHESIS

Keeping in view the above mentioned

objectives, the following Hypothesis is
formulated for the purpose of the study:
• Greed for money is the root cause for
environmental fall-outs.
• Lack of sincerity in proper
implementation.
• Negligent on the part of Human beings
are resulting in Man-Made Disasters.
 CHAPTER II
NATURE, TYPES AND SCOPE OF
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
• INTRODUCTION
• TYPES OF DISASTERS
 Natural
 Man-Made
• Their nature of occurrence further diversify the
disasters into the following sub-classifications:
 Sudden and Long term
 Sudden-Natural disasters
 Earthquake
 Top Ten Earthquake prone -Areas in
India

1. Guwahati –Assam 6. Pune – Maharashtra

2. Srinagar – Jammu and 7. Kochi – Kerala
Kashmir 8. Kolkata – West Bengal
3. Delhi 9. Thrivananthapuram –
4. Mumbai –Maharashtra Kerala
5. Chennai – Tamil Nadu 10. Patna - Bihar
 Contd…..

 Thunderstorm, Tornado , Storm surges , Hail.

 Sudden Man-made Disaster
 Structural collapse, Building Collapse
• Transport Accidents
 Air Accidents, Rail Accidents
 Motor Accidents
 Industrial / Technological Accident
 CHAPTER III
CLIMATE CHANGE ,DISASTER AND
SECURITY IN INDIA – ISSUES AND
CHALLENGES
• INTRODUCTION
• Climate change has been identified as one of the
greatest challenge by all nations of the globe. It
has implications for both Human and natural
systems that could lead to significant changes in
resource production and economic activity.
• IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON DISASTERS IN
INDIA
• 1 Flood, Cyclones, 3 Droughts, 4 Landslides.
• IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SECURITY
• Agriculture, Strategic Challenges
• UTILISATION OF WASTEWATER FOR
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
• 1 Identification of suitable area
• Environmental consideration
• Artificial Recharge methods
• Environment Impact
• CLIMATE CHANGE TO CLIMATE AFFAIRS : MULTI-
DISCIPLINARY APPROACH
• 2 Command and Control
 CHAPTER IV
CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT –
CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROTECTION IN
INDIA

• INTRODUCTION
• GENERAL LAWS
• Pre-Constitutional Era
• Law of Torts
• Early Legislations
• THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
• The Indian Forest Act,1967
• Constitution and Environment protection
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive principles of state policy
• Fundamental Duties
• Constitutional basis of law and policy relating
to climate change
• SPECIAL LAWS AND HISTORY
• National Environmental Policy,2006
• Legislative Framework of regulation of global
warming in India
• The Forest (conservation) Act, 1980
• The Environment protection Act, 1986
CHAPTER VI

CONCLUSION

AND SUGGESTIONS