Building mountain disaster resilience via multi-stakeholder networks
Implementing Partner: Build Change
Project name:Building mountain disaster resilience via multi-stakeholder networks in India
This project strengthens disaster resilience in the Kashmir Valley by establishing a robust multi-stakeholder network. Given the valley’s high vulnerability to earthquakes, floods, landslides, and avalanches, these hazards threaten community safety and development.
Institutionalizing collaboration among diverse stakeholders enhances preparedness, response, and risk reduction.
By integrating local expertise, policy frameworks, and disaster management strategies, the initiative ensures a coordinated approach to protecting communities and fostering long-term resilience against natural disasters.
in high-risk disaster zones
in Kashmir over past
20 years
Impact
1
By harnessing strong stakeholder commitment, interdisciplinary collaboration, and field-based expertise, this project established a resilient multi-stakeholder network. Focused on Kashmir’s vulnerable mountain regions, it strengthens disaster preparedness, response, and long-term resilience through coordinated, evidence-based strategies.
2
By formalizing collaboration among diverse stakeholders, this project improved disaster risk awareness, equipping communities to anticipate hazards more effectively. It strengthens response and recovery strategies in earthquake, flood, landslide, and avalanche-prone regions, enhancing overall resilience and preparedness.
3
This multi-stakeholder framework strengthens ongoing cooperation and knowledge sharing, advancing sustainable disaster preparedness. By enhancing resilience-building efforts, it safeguards the well-being and development of communities in the Kashmir Valley’s complex socio-ecological landscape, ensuring long-term adaptability to hazards.
