Poem Book 2012

PREFACE
Hazards are the processes or the events of nature. Be it an earthquake, a
landslide, a flooding, drought or a chemical mishap – it relates to environment in its
occurrence. Environment, in the form of natural resource systems, hold a major
stake in people’s vulnerability to the impacts of these disasters. Concerns and
protection of environment within our development planning process as well as day to
day activities also reduced our exposure to the challenges of the disasters.
Climate-change is known to aggravate hazards and vulnerability related to
floods, drought, cyclone, landslides, epidemics and forest fires, besides increasing
social conflicts and miseries. Climatic conditions and environmental phenomenon
are also known to factor in the impacts of chemical accidents. NIDM has taken the
theme ‘Safeguard Environment for Disaster Risk Reduction’ for dissemination of
knowledge and creation of mass awareness.
ßizd`fr Kkua] j{krs thouaÞ vFkkZr izd`fr dk Kku gksus ls thou dh j{kk laHko gSA
This samskrit sloka indicates the role of knowledge about our environment
and ecosystems including earth processes for a wider perspective of risk perception
(assessment), disaster resistance (blend of avoidance, tolerance, resilience), capacity
and recovery potential backed with the ecosystem services and sustainability in the
environment where a particular community inhabits.
The book is an outcome of the awareness drive of NIDM for student’s concern
on environment for reducing disaster risk and vulnerability. Several schools across
the country participated in the competitions organized for slogan and poem writing in
Hindi and English to mark the occasion of the World Environment Day on June 5,
2012. Now, the poems and slogans are compiled, edited and presented in the form
of this book as a resource book for awareness programmes at any level of
communities, schools and local institutions.
Role of Shri Shekhar Chaturvedi in the endeavour from concept to
commissioning to printing has been significant. Ms. Sreeja S. Nair, Dr. Sushma Guleria
and Ms. Megha Kohli have been instrumental in managing the compilation of poems
and slogans. Design and editorial inputs of Sri Rajnish Goswami (NDRF) were
significant. Members of the Printing Committee - Dr. Surya Parkash and Shri S K
Tiwari need special mention of thanks for their cooperation.
Not the least, Prof. Vinod K. Sharma (IIPA) and presently Vice-chairman of Sikkim
State Disaster Management Authority, Prof. Santosh Kumar and Prof. Chandan
Ghosh, have been the source of encouragement.
Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta
Associate Professor (Policy Planning)
National Institute of Disaster Management
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