About Journal : Disaster & Development

The Institute publishes a bi-annual Journal entitled "Disaster & Development". The first issue of the journal was released by the then Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at the inaugural function of the First India Disaster Management Congress on 29th November 2006 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This journal publishes various research and policy papers on different aspects of disaster management after thorough analysis and review. Besides plagiarism checking and relevance of the topics, experts and resource persons are involved to edit and review the content of research and policy manuscripts received from the authors. The Journal has been included in the UGC CARE list from July 2022.

Current Issue

Disaster & Development Journal Vol. 13, No. 2, July - December 2024

List of Papers

1. Landslide Susceptibility Mapping In Darjeeling Hills
   (Passang Sherpa, Uttam Lal and Rajesh Kumar)
2. Assessing Causes and Impacts of Landslides in the Sikkim Himalaya, India
   (Dilli Ram Dahal, Vimal Khawas, Prabuddh Kumar Mishra and Aster Pradhan)
3. Assessing Forest Fire Severity Using Remote Sensing: A Case Study in Western Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand, India
   (Suraj Dev, V. S. Negi, B.W. Pandey, Chatter Singh and Ravi Kesharwani)
4. Measuring Adaptive Capacity of Indian Agriculture to Climate Change: An Application of Indicator Approach
   (Surendra Singh Jatav)
5. Impact on the Pune City’s Food Accessibility During a Rare, Disastrous Event: A Case of the Covid-19 Lockdown in India
   (Amruta Garud and Bakul Rao)
6. Multi-Hazard Susceptibility Assessment in the Mountainous Regions Using Machine Learning Techniques: A Review
   (Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, Sushma Bahuguna, Syed Hameedur Rahman Zaini and Sudipta Sen Gupta)
7. Soil Erosion Assessment Using the RUSLE Model and Geospatial Analysis: A Case Study of Majuli Island of Assam, India
   (Pragyashree Mahanta and Nitashree Mili)
8. Identification of Flood Vulnerable Village Clusters in the South-Western Fringe of Guwahati City Using GIS Based Spatial Auto-correlation Technique and Real Time SAR Imagery
   (Rakesh Kumar Sarmah and Santanu Sarma)