Resource Directory of Non Governmental Organisations
(Working in Disaster Management in Coastal AP) (English)}

81-87102-03-9       Rs.45/-

There are several Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) strengthening the efforts of the Government in helping disaster victims. This resource directory is a compilation of information on 24 NGOs working in disaster related activities in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Its aim is to make information about these organisations and their activities more accessible.

Village Contingency Plan for Cyclones        

(English 81-87102-01-2       Rs.40/-) 

(Telugu    81-87102-02-0      Rs.40/-)

Communities living on the coastline of AP need to make a workable plan to face cyclones, prevent losses, and enable faster recovery. This book provides guidelines to help them safeguard lives, livelihood and property, and defines roles and responsibilities for the entire community in the event of a cyclone.

Village Contingency Plan for Floods

81-87102-49-7            Price: Rs.45/-

Floods create havoc in the life of people living along rivers and sea coasts. Many people get affected and thousands become homeless and lose their property and belongings and they have to again rebuild their lives.

But this situation can be prevented. People living along the coast can do advance planning at the community level and prepare to face floods. If people work according to the plan they can safeguard their life and property and reduce losses to the minimum so that they can recover quickly and get back to normalcy.

This book gives complete information about advanced planning and preparedness to face floods at the community level so that the losses can be minimized. The role and responsibility of every individual to deal with activities before, during, and after the floods and the action necessary to safeguard valuables, property, livestock, and livelihood equipment are discussed in detail.

Poster set on Disaster Management

A package of 10 posters covering all aspects of cyclone preparedness, which can be used as training material to educate and encourage the community to prepare for a cyclone. The topics included are:

• Natural Disasters • Who is at risk? • What is at risk? • Rescue kit for a cyclone • Hazard map to identify flood prone areas of a village • Task force groups • Communicating the cyclone warning • Individual preparation • Rescue operation groups • First aid