Ongoing Projects
1. Development of National Highways Climate Adaptation Policy and Guidelines .
On request of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) has taken up the Project “Development of National Highways Climate Adaptation Policy and Guidelines (HighCAP)”. The current study is aligned to support the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India on enhancing the climate resilience of National Highways (NHs) in India. NIDM is implementing this project in consortium mode with IIT Delhi, IIT Mandi and Delhi Technological University as consortium partners. The Joint Project Steering Committee of HighCAP project is chaired by the Joint Secretary, MoRTH and Executive Director, NIDM. Officials from NIDM and MoRTH are members (ex-officio) of the Joint Project Steering Committee (JPSC) and Project Director, HighCAP is Member Secretary.
Key Objectives of the Project:
- To study the potential vulnerable highway stretches and assets to climate extremes and multi-hazard risk prone zones.
- To identify suitable & cost-effective adaptation options, and delineate resilience framework.
- To study existing codes, manuals and practices and recommend adaptation strategy integration.
- To formulate climate adaptation policy and guidelines including DRR for highways in India.
- To prepare Transport Emergency Management Plan (TEMP) and Traffic Evacuation Plan (TEP).
- To develop capacity toolkit and execute pilot training programme on adaptation policy & guidelines.
2. Centre of Excellence (CoE) under National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH).
The Centre for Disaster & Health (CDH) is a Centre of Excellence established at the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) that focuses on disaster- related human health issues. It has made significant contributions to improving India's preparedness and resilience to health risks associated with climate change- related disasters.
The CDH has also developed a range of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials, including posters, videos, GIFs and videos, that cover topics such as disaster risk reduction, hospital infrastructure resilience and disaster preparedness.
Key Objectives of the Project:
- Awareness Generation on the health impacts of climate change and extreme weather events.
- Capacity Building of the Health System to address climate-sensitive health concerns through training, sensitization, and skill development.
- Strengthening Preparedness of the Health Sector by:
- Developing State and District-level Health Adaptation Plans.
- Supporting transformation into Climate-Resilient Health Systems.
- Integrating Early Warning Systems and Climate-Linked Surveillance.
- Facilitating Vulnerability Assessments to identify high-risk populations and geographies.
- Promoting Intersectoral Coordination across departments, ministries, and programmes for a unified climate-health response.