Dr. Swati Mitra

CEO, Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience

Contributions

Challenges of Building Disaster Resilient Indian Smart Cities

March 12, 2020 Dr. Swati Mitra

March, 8, 2020: The world is gripped with the fear of COVID-19, including India. December 9, 2019: More 42 people killed in the Delhi Fire incident July 16, 2019: Building collapses in India’s Maximum City Mumbai killing 7 and trappin...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Disaster Management, Article, Smart City, Japanese Smart City, Singapore Smart City, Indian Smart City Concept

Institutional Vulnerability in Handling Disaster

September 13, 2019 Dr. Swati Mitra

Abstract: The recent Mumbai floods, now Kerala, Karnataka and children dying in Muzaffarpur raises questions that is it lack of resources or preparedness or institutional vulnerability that has led to loss of lives in all these places. M...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Disaster Management, Commentary, Dealing with calamities, Disaster management institutions