Mains GS Paper IIIDisaster ManagementHigh-yield

Disaster Risk Reduction — Sendai Framework, Community Resilience

आपदा जोखिम न्यूनीकरण — सेंडाई ढांचा, सामुदायिक लचीलापन

Disaster Risk Reduction — Sendai Framework, Community Resilience is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Disaster Management. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 3 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2020, 2022, 2024). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.

What should you study in Disaster Risk Reduction?

Sendai Framework — 7 global targets; SFDRR 2015-30
DRR mainstreaming — building codes, land-use planning, urban DRR
International cooperation — CDRI (Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure)
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure — India led; G20 endorsement

How often is Disaster Risk Reduction asked in UPSC Mains?

Asked in 3 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.

2016: not asked
2017: not asked
2018: not asked
2019: not asked
2020: asked
2021: not asked
2022: asked
2023: not asked
2024: asked
2025: not asked

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Disaster Risk Reduction — Sendai Framework, Community Resilience

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