Siksha Sarovar

Siksha Sarovar (sikshasarovar.com) is a free educational web application that helps students in India learn programming and prepare for academic and competitive exams. The platform offers structured coding courses (C, C++, Python, Java, HTML, CSS, PHP, Power BI, AI, Machine Learning, Data Science), complete university curriculum notes for BCA/MCA students with previous year question papers, Class 10 and Class 12 CBSE/HBSE school notes, and dedicated preparation material for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway and other government exams. Browsing the site is completely free and requires no account. Users may optionally sign in with Google solely to save their learning progress, quiz scores and personal preferences across devices.

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Global Trends & Emerging Risks

Lesson 11 of 38 in the free Disaster Management notes on Siksha Sarovar, written by Rohit Jangra.

Global Disaster Trends

  1. Increasing Frequency: The number of weather-related disasters has tripled in the last 30 years.
  2. Economic Loss: While fewer people are dying due to better warnings, economic losses are skyrocketing due to expensive infrastructure.
  3. Climate Change: Intensifying hazards (stronger cyclones, hotter heatwaves).

Emerging Risks

  • Urban Disasters: As cities grow (urbanization), risks like urban flooding and fire increase due to congestion and concrete surfaces reducing water absorption.
  • Pandemics: Global travel spreads diseases faster.
  • Cyber Risks: Critical infrastructure (power grids) being hacked.

Climate Change and Disasters

Climate change is a "threat multiplier".

  • It makes dry areas drier (Droughts).
  • It makes wet areas wetter (Floods).
  • It raises sea levels (Coastal inundation).

Control:

  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
  • Sendai Framework for DRR.