India is a highly disaster-prone area for drought, earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami, and river erosion. Raising temperatures are hurting small and marginal farmers the most with farm income dropping. This leads to migration and increased urban deprived fragility.

Compound disasters, a combination of a number of linked events, is another emerging risk that is following the pathways of rapid and large-scale development. The extent of vulnerability to natural hazards is a primary determinant, but issues of small and localized disasters also emerged. Community-based disaster preparedness programs have been implemented in many parts of the country which has resulted in reducing the lives lost due to disasters in many states in the recent decade. The social factors in India are both the cause and effect of many complex disaster situations.

At first, CARE INDIA will understand disaster and climate risks in contexts and invest in risk reduction, monitor and reduce damage and losses while ensuring accountability to the affected and at-risk population.

Secondly, it reaches out to women, girls, men, and boys in the high-risk disaster-prone areas for humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness interventions including the Covid-19 pandemic leaving no one behind especially focusing on the needs and rights of vulnerable women and girls.

It also strengthens the resilience of communities to recover from disasters to anticipate, adapt, and respond to various disasters and harmful impacts of climate changes and lead actions for their own development ensuring rights, dignity, and inclusion.

Key Actions:

Humanitarian assistance through immediate relief – Dry ration food, education kit, and cash transfers

Extend support to communities in Child Protection in Emergency, Education, and WASH in emergency including Gender in emergency to ensure safety nets for children

Re-enrolment of children in the schools and support schools for smooth functioning

Livelihood support and promote health services

Specific gender-responsive messaging on public health issues before, during, and after disasters with elements of gender equality

Integrate Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation across all themes

Collaborate with government and other agencies