Building long-term resilience and capacity
The client is one of India’s leading State Disaster Management Authorities, offering disaster management, mitigation, and preparedness services. The Government of India appointed RMSI to lead a multi-disciplinary engagement to assess the state’s hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and climate risk.
Jammu and Kashmir have a diverse topography with recurring hazards. The client required an integrated solution to capture hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and climate risk data with proactive disaster preparedness and planning. The State faces critical challenges in managing disaster risks. Fragmented data, limited forecasting capabilities, and outdated systems impeded timely response and long-term planning.
As part of the services, RMSI had to develop hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and risk information for various natural and man-made hazards of the union territory. The scope covered the development of a Digital Risk Database (DRDB), advanced modeling for multi-hazard risk assessments, and a real-time Integrated Operational Forecasting System (IOFS) to support emergency response.
The initiative has significantly strengthened the State’s disaster resilience by enabling data-driven decision-making across departments for more effective planning and response. It has enhanced disaster preparedness through the integration of spatial forecasts and advanced risk analytics. Furthermore, the institutionalization of a sustainable risk data governance framework ensured long-term data reliability and coordination. The program has also increased the overall resilience and capacity building, fostering a more informed and responsive disaster management ecosystem.
