
Work on India's DRR database begins India is vulnerable to over 30 different types of disasters, including cyclones, floods and earthquakes, which affect growth and development India is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Given its size and diversity, it is vulnerable to over 30 different types of disasters, including cyclones, floods and earthquakes. These disasters result in loss of lives and livelihoods, besides causing significant damage to infrastructure and disruption of critical services. These socio-economic losses undo years of growth and development, especially affecting the most vulnerable and marginalised populations. According to United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, India is the fourth most disaster-hit country in the world after China, the United States and the Philippines with 167 disasters between 2005 and 2014. In 2015 and 2016, more than 1,100 deaths were reported from across the countr