RISK INFORMED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PATHANAMTHITTA

Abstract

Risk-informed development is a risk-based decision process that enables development to become more sustainable and resilient (Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction, 2015). It pushes development decision-makers to understand and acknowledge that all development choices involve the creation of uncertain risks, as well as opportunities. Systematic assessments of complex threats and risks, opportunities, uncertainties, risk tolerances and perceptions is required to ensure that development is sustainable and resilient . Risk-informed development can be achieved by mainstreaming both disaster and climate change risks and their management into everyday decision-making around development. Risk-informed development prioritises the risks faced by communities living in the most vulnerable situations. It works through the perspective of people most at risk themselves. Kerala is vulnerable to a multitude of hazards and has suffered many major natural hazard events in recent years . Disasters cannot be completely avoided but the Vulnerability of people and assets to various hazards can be substantially and sustainably reduced through planned prevention, mitigation and preparedness measures. Unplanned developments and lack of investment in resilient infrastructure and services increase the likely disaster impact on a community. The impacts of hazards on different regions vary based on numerous factors; in urban areas where there is concentration of people, establishments and infrastructure, the damages caused by hazards would be manifold compared to less developed areas. This Study focus on Risk Informed Development, following hazard and vulnerability assessment. It help to understand concepts of Disaster, Hazard, exposure, vulnerability, resilience etc. Various Parameters used to analyse Hazard impact and Socio-economic-vulnerability in an Area are identified and analysed for which Pathanamthitta Muncipality, which comes in Manimala – Pampa- Achenkovil river basin that experiences flood and landslide continuously.