National Institute of Disaster Management in collaboration with Sphere, India organized a one day workshop as a pre event for National Platform for Disaster Risk reduction (NPDRR), 2017 on the theme "Multi Hazard Local Community Capacity Building and DRR planning" on 24th April, 2017 at India Habitat Centre, Amaltas Hall, New Delhi. The aim of the workshop was to sensitize the participants about initiatives undertaken at various levels for capacity building of the communities and addressing different components of community based DRR planning for building resilient communities. The workshop was attended by 55 delegates from the government sector, non government sector, international organizations, community leaders and children.

A one-day consultation on Socially Inclusive DRR- Leave No one Behind was organized by Sphere India and National Institute of Disaster Management at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 20th April 2017. Experts from various civil society organizations working on inclusion issues like Red Cross, Caritas, Handicap International, EFICOR, World Vision etc participated to discuss issues of social inclusion and protection standards of the Sphere Handbook. The participants came out with key recommendations on institutionalizing socially inclusive DRR in the Indian context and suggestions for revisiting protection standards in the forthcoming edition of the Sphere Handbook of Minimum Standards.

NIDM in collaboration with UNICEF organised Half a Day Consultation on "Revisiting School Safety and Security" Organised by NIDM and UNICEF as a "curtain-raiser event" ahead of the 2nd meeting of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on 17th April, 2017 at New Delhi. Various participants from NDMA, NIDM, MHA, MHRD, NEUPA, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, State governments, UNICEF, non-governmental organisations and subject matter experts attended the event.

NIDM in collaboration with CII and UNICEF organised National Summit on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction - "Forging Partnerships for Readiness, Relief and Recovery" from April 11-12, 2017, at Chennai as a pre-event of the forthcoming National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR). The objective of the National Summit was to bring together the policy makers, industry leaders, bi/multi-laterals and representatives from NGOS, civil society and allied agencies on a common Platform.