Reading the perfect storm: Only an integrated approach to disaster preparedness can work, especially in the context of artisanal fisheries

Salagrama, Venkatesh (2002) Reading the perfect storm: Only an integrated approach to disaster preparedness can work, especially in the context of artisanal fisheries. Samudra Report (32). pp. 27-31. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

One of the most severe cyclones of recent times hit East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India on 6 November 1996. Although cyclone warnings kept coming out from early morning, there was no way the information could reach the fishers at sea or in the outlying areas. Conventional warning systems more or less depended on the time-tested word-of-mouth technologies, which were unfortunately not adequate to deal with emergencies and long-distance transmissions. When the cyclone did hit the coast, the damages were enormous, and as many as 2,560 people lost their lives, of whom, as many as 1,435 were fisher people.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0404
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, India, Safety at Sea, Small-scale Fisheries, Artisanal Fisheries, Early Warning System (EWS), Communication, Natural Disasters
Subjects:	Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2021 10:58
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 11:48
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1054

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