QUESTION 17
GS3
15 marks
What is disaster resilience? How is it determined? Describe various elements of a resilience framework. Also mention the global targets of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Define disaster resilience, explain how it is measured, describe the elements of a resilience framework, and list Sendai's global targets.
DescribeGive a clear, detailed account of the main features.
Demand-wise check
- 1Definition: ability to resist, absorb, adapt and recover (UNDRR)≈50 words
- 2Determination: exposure, vulnerability, capacity; indices≈50 words
- 3Elements: risk assessment, early warning, resilient infrastructure, governance, finance, community≈50 words
- 4Sendai's seven targets (a–g)≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
DefineMeasurementElementsSendai targetsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not listing the seven targets
- No definition source
Draw this
- Resilience cycle diagram
Value addition
- FactSendai Framework targets: reduce deaths, affected people, economic loss, infrastructure damage; increase national strategies, international cooperation, early warning access.UNDRR
- IndiaIndia leads the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), launched in 2019.CDRI
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 5 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 17 ↗Same syllabus reference
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