{"id":3998,"date":"2026-09-04T07:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2026-09-05T08:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T08:07:20","slug":"climate-induced-disasters-and-regional-resilience-in-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/climate-induced-disasters-and-regional-resilience-in-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate-Induced Disasters and Regional Resilience in South Asia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<blockquote><p><b>SYLLABUS: Disaster Management &amp; International Relations<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>General Studies \u2013 III:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Disaster and disaster management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>General Studies \u2013 II:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India and its neighborhood relations; Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India&#8217;s interests.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>IN NEWS: <\/b><b>Keeping pace with a succession of climate shock events<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>QUESTION: <\/b><b>Despite facing common climate-induced disasters, South Asian countries exhibit unequal vulnerabilities. Examine the factors responsible and discuss the need for a regional disaster management framework. (15 Marks, 250 Words)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>ANSWER: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Asia is one of the world&#8217;s most climate-vulnerable regions, facing floods, cyclones, heatwaves, droughts, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). While these risks are shared, their impacts vary across countries and communities due to unequal vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Factors Responsible for Differential Vulnerabilities<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographical exposure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bangladesh&#8217;s low-lying delta faces cyclones and sea-level rise, while Nepal and Bhutan are vulnerable to Himalayan glacier melt and GLOFs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Socio-economic inequalities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Poor households often live in hazard-prone areas and lack resilient housing, insurance, and savings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Social exclusion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Women, children, elderly persons, migrants, and marginalized groups have limited access to adaptation measures and disaster information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Institutional capacity gaps:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India possesses advanced forecasting systems, whereas several neighbouring countries have limited preparedness and response capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Urbanisation and infrastructure deficits:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Unplanned urban growth increases flood and heatwave risks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate justice concerns:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Communities contributing least to emissions often suffer the greatest impacts, reflecting unequal adaptive capacities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Need for a Regional Disaster Management Framework<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transboundary disasters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Floods in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin and cyclones in the Bay of Bengal affect multiple countries simultaneously.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Regional early warning systems:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Real-time sharing of meteorological, glacial, and river-flow data can save lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coordinated response and relief:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Joint stockpiles, search-and-rescue teams, and humanitarian corridors can improve disaster response.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Knowledge sharing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bangladesh&#8217;s Cyclone Preparedness Programme drastically reduced cyclone deaths, while Ahmedabad&#8217;s Heat Action Plan has prevented thousands of heat-related deaths.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate finance and risk pooling:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Regional mechanisms can mobilise adaptation finance and disaster insurance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Collective resilience-building:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shared river-basin management and ecosystem restoration can reduce future risks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Existing Institutional Frameworks<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Disaster Management Exercise (DMEx)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015\u20132030)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Measures<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish a <\/span><b>South Asian Climate Risk Observatory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a <\/span><b>regional disaster response force<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and humanitarian assistance mechanism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop integrated <\/span><b>Himalayan glacier monitoring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Bay of Bengal cyclone warning systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthen climate-resilient infrastructure through CDRI-led cooperation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since climate hazards are increasingly transboundary, disaster resilience in South Asia cannot be pursued in isolation. A cooperative regional framework combining early warning, finance, technology, and coordinated response is essential for transforming shared risks into shared resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<blockquote><p><b>PYQ REFERENCE UPSC 2024<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q. \u201cWhat is disaster resilience? How is it determined? Describe various elements of a resilience framework. Also mention the global targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).<\/span><\/i><b><i>\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>SOURCE: <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_international\/issues\/202599\/OPS\/G0FGEVBR5.1+GJLGG2UK2.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hindu e-paper &#8211; Keeping pace with a succession of climate shock events<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYLLABUS: Disaster Management &amp; International Relations General Studies \u2013 III: Disaster and disaster management. 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