The line between natural and human-made disasters is blurring. Discuss this with reference to recurring extreme weather events in India. Examine the implications for disaster preparedness.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Disaster management
Topic: Disaster management
Q6. The line between natural and human-made disasters is blurring. Discuss this with reference to recurring extreme weather events in India. Examine the implications for disaster preparedness. (10 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: InsightsIAS
Why the question The rising intensity and frequency of extreme weather events in India, which increasingly reveal the role of human actions in amplifying natural disasters. Key Demand of the question The answer must analyse how the boundary between natural and human-made disasters is fading in the context of India’s extreme weather events and evaluate its impact on disaster preparedness frameworks. Structure of the Answer: Introduction Start with a crisp statement showing how climate extremes today are more a product of ecological mismanagement than just nature’s fury. Body Blurring of disaster categories: Show how events like floods, landslides, and cyclones are worsened by human activities like deforestation, urbanisation, and emissions. Implications for preparedness: Highlight the need for systemic shifts in disaster planning, from early warnings to climate-proof infrastructure and institutional reforms. Conclusion Conclude with a forward-looking remark on building climate-smart, inclusive, and adaptive disaster management systems.
Why the question The rising intensity and frequency of extreme weather events in India, which increasingly reveal the role of human actions in amplifying natural disasters.
Key Demand of the question The answer must analyse how the boundary between natural and human-made disasters is fading in the context of India’s extreme weather events and evaluate its impact on disaster preparedness frameworks.
Structure of the Answer: Introduction Start with a crisp statement showing how climate extremes today are more a product of ecological mismanagement than just nature’s fury.
• Blurring of disaster categories: Show how events like floods, landslides, and cyclones are worsened by human activities like deforestation, urbanisation, and emissions.
• Implications for preparedness: Highlight the need for systemic shifts in disaster planning, from early warnings to climate-proof infrastructure and institutional reforms.
Conclusion Conclude with a forward-looking remark on building climate-smart, inclusive, and adaptive disaster management systems.