Paper I · 8 Disaster Management · 8.1 Natural hazards and disaster management

8.1.6 Vulnerability profile of India and Andhra Pradesh: multi-hazard exposure, coastline, drought-prone districts

India is a multi-hazard country where most of the land, most of the coast and most of the farmland face at least one major hazard, and Andhra Pradesh adds a long cyclone-facing coast to a drought-prone interior.

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Key terms

  • vulnerability profile
  • hazard
  • exposure
  • vulnerability
  • capacity
  • risk
  • multi-hazard
  • 58.6 per cent
  • 5700 km
  • 68 per cent cultivable area
  • Vulnerability Atlas of India
  • Rayalaseema
  • Anantapur
  • Prakasam
  • coastline

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