global-journal-of-human-social-science-b-geography-environmental-science-disaster-management Global Journal of Human-Social Science - B: Geography, Environmental Science & Disaster Management 0975-587X 2249-460X Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated 73947 Community Based Disaster Risk Analysis (CBDRA): case studies from Uttarakhand, India pantVedika K.PandeDr. Ravindra INDIA, D.S.B.Campus, Kumaun University Nainital, Uttarakhand, India 15 07 2012 12 4 43 46

CBDRA is a tool to analyze the community involvement in disaster management programmes and strategies because the ultimate aim of any disaster management is for safer the community and, also, the local communities are always the first responder. It helps to prepare people, respond to disasters and recover from emergencies. This paper deals with the concept of community based disaster management (CBDM) & CBDRM, explains different disasters and their impacts of disasters in Uttarakhand through disaster risk analysis, and case studies. For the data collection authors have used Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools, interviews, secondary data etc. and for data analysis different techniques and software’s like GPS, Ilwis 3.7, Statistics, and Arc 9 etc have been applied.

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CBDRA is a tool to analyze the community involvement in disaster management programmes and strategies because the ultimate aim of any disaster management is for safer the community and, also, the local communities are always the first responder. It helps to prepare people, respond to disasters and recover from emergencies. This paper deals with the concept of community based disaster management (CBDM) & CBDRM, explains different disasters and their impacts of disasters in Uttarakhand through disaster risk analysis, and case studies. For the data collection authors have used Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools, interviews, secondary data etc. and for data analysis different techniques and software‘s like GPS, Ilwis 3.7, Statistics, and Arc 9 etc have been applied.