Ohdedar, Birsha (2024) 'Environmental Disasters and Climate Change.' In: Cullet, Philippe, Bhullar, Lovleen and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 569-588.
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This chapter analyses the legal framework for environmental disasters in India in the context of intensifying climate impacts. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DMA) is the primary legal framework governing disasters. In addition, other areas of law, regulation and policy are relevant to each disaster, such as flood plain zoning legislation for floods. The links between these laws and the disaster management framework are significant in providing a coherent response to disasters. This chapter analyses the law and policy framework for environmental disasters through a broad lens by examining disaster-specific laws and broader environmental law and policy. The chapter first analyses the DMA and outlines the institutional and policy framework it produces. It then examines laws relating to specific disasters, such as floods and droughts. Finally, a case study is provided of coastal disasters, which outlines the challenges in coordinating a coherent framework to respond effectively to disasters.
| Item Type: | Book Chapters |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Disasters, floods, drought, climate change, coast |
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | School Research Centres > Law, Environment and Development Centre Departments and Subunits > School of Law |
| ISBN: | 9780198884682 |
| Copyright Statement: | This is the version of the chapter accepted for publication in Cullet, Philippe, Bhullar, Lovleen and Koonan, Sujith, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 569-588 (2024). Re-use is subject to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198884682.013.32 |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jul 2024 07:16 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/42178 |
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