Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 225 | October 2025

In partnership with ADRRN and ALNAP, the session titled “20 Years of Local Learning and Knowledge Co-Creation in Asia: The Case of Southasiadisasters.net” marked the formal launch by AIDMI of the milestone 20-year retrospective edition of Southasiadisasters.net (Issue 225), further strengthening this uniquely community-rooted humanitarian knowledge archive at the Regional Humanitarian Partnership Week (RHPW) Asia Pacific 2025 in Bangkok on December 10, 2025. Read more

For two decades, Southasiadisasters.net has been a trusted voice for resilience across South Asia—bringing together over 1,800 contributors from 67 countries and documenting more than 2,400 articles of field learning, policy insight, and community innovation. Now in its 225th issue, the publication continues to bridge local experience with global frameworks, turning stories from the ground into shared lessons for humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, and climate resilience. From extreme heat and urban risk to early warning systems and inclusive recovery, Southasiadisasters.net stands as one of the most enduring knowledge platforms of the Global South—amplifying voices that matter and strengthening resilience where it begins: with communities.

In This Issue:

SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS, PURPOSE, AND LEGACY

1. Why Southasiadisasters.net Matters

      Mihir R. Bhatt, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, India

2. Celebrating 225 Issues of Southasiadisasters.net: Two Decades of Voices, Vision, and Value

      AIDMI Team, India

3. Regional Importance of Southasiadisasters.net

      Krishna S. Vatsa, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Government of India, India

4. 225 and Growing Strong

      Sujan Mandal, Suchismita Roy, Dr. P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Kolkata, India

5. India’s Contribution to South Asia Meteorological and Hydrological Disaster Risk Reduction

      Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, India Meteorological Department (IMD), India

6. A Living Archive of Resilience: The Enduring Value of Southasiadisasters.net

      Sanjaya Bhatia, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Republic of Korea

7. Co-Creating Knowledge for a Resilient Future: Reflections on Southasiadisasters.net

      Zenaida Delica-Willison, Special Unit South-South Cooperation in UNDP, Thailand

SECTION II: AIDMI’S VISION AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORKS

8. Three Pillars of AIDMI’s Vision and Southasiadisasters.net’s Two-Decade Journey
9. Reflected through AIDMI’s Humanitarian Action, DRR, and Climate Resilience Work and Southasiadisasters.net
10. Turning Knowledge into Action Across 20 Years
11. Connecting Local Voices to Global Frameworks for Resilience

SECTION III: REGIONAL, SOUTH–SOUTH, AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

12. Celebrating a Catalyst for Resilience: ADRRN’s Tribute to Southasiadisasters.net

      Takeshi Komino, ADRRN Chairperson, Japan

13. Celebrating a Tradition of Practical Wisdom: Reflections on Southasiadisasters.net

      Dr. Ian Davis, Global Leader on DRR, UK

14. Harnessing Regional Experience for Global Solidarity: The Role of Southasiadisasters.net in Advancing South-South Cooperation

      Dr. Denis Nkala, South-South Cooperation and United Nations Development Programme, USA

15. Championing Learning for a Changing Climate: Reflections on Southasiadisasters.net

      Dr. Jennifer Doherty, ALNAP, United Kingdom

16. Why Southasiadisasters.net is Important: Power, People, and the Practice of Risk Reduction

      Paul Knox Clarke, ADAPT Initiative, United Kingdom

17. On Relationships, Grounding and Languages in Disaster Risk Reduction

      JC Gaillard, University of the Philippines Resilience Institute, New Zealand

18. Bridging Policy and Practice: The Relevance of Southasiadisasters.net for Global Climate and Mobility Dialogues

      Lorenzo Guadagno, Platform on Disaster Displacement Secretariat, Switzerland

SECTION IV: LEARNING, TEACHING, AND KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES

19. Teaching and Connecting

      Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London

20. Building a Regional Epistemic Community: Reflections on Southasiadisasters.net

      Abha Mishra, Regional Office (Eastern & Central), United Nations Development Programme, Odisha, India

21. Sustaining a Legacy of Learning: Reflections on Southasiadisasters.net
22. Padmanabhan, Former Emergency Analyst, UNDP, India

SECTION V: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES AND INCLUSIVE RESILIENCE

22. Bridging Knowledge for Resilience: The Sri Lankan Experience

      Anoja Seneviratne, Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka

23. Two Decades of Southasiadisasters.net: A Platform for Inclusive Resilience

      Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu, Senior Expert, Disaster and Climate Risk, Sri Lanka

24. Amplifying Community Voices for Resilience: Reflections on Southasiadisasters.net

      Dr. Md. Shahid Uz Zaman, Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO), Dhaka, Bangladesh

25. Learning Across Continents: Reflections on the Global Reach of Southasiadisasters.net

      Dr. Hippolyte Traoré, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Bamako, Mali

26. In Celebration of Twenty Years of Southasiadisasters.net

      Muhammad Taher, Duryog Nivaran, Bangladesh

27. Learning Together for Resilience: Reflections on Southasiadisasters.net

      A.R.P.Warnasooriya, Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka

SECTION VI: KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY NARRATIVES

28. Connecting Research and Practice: Why Southasiadisasters.net Matters for Climate Adaptation

      Dr. Prerna Singh, Transitions Research, India

29. Democratising Knowledge for a Fragile Planet: Why Southasiadisasters.net Matters

      Subir Dey, Assistant Professor in History, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India

30. Liberating Narratives of Southasiadisasters.net: Inspiring Women, Communities, and Change

      Dr. Shakuntala Pratihary, Centre for Research and Community Action (CeRCA), India

31. Experiencing Publishing in Southasiadisaster.net

      Dr. Shashi Ram, Telangana, India

32. Where Knowledge Meets Care: Reflections on the Role of Southasiadisasters.net in Nurturing Resilience

      Prajakta Pimpalshende, CSIR-NEERI, Maharashtra, India; Shalini Dhyani, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Uttar Pradesh, India

33. From Local Lessons to Regional Resilience: How Southasiadisasters.net Keeps Recovery Alive

      Manish Patel, AIDMI, India

SECTION VII: SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING AND THE WAY FORWARD

34. Empowering People, Institutions, and Systems for Resilience Across Two Decades
35. From Field Experiments to Scalable Resilience Models in India and South Asia
36. Assessing Progress, Learning from Practice, and Strengthening Resilience Systems
37. Bridging Research, Practice, and Policy through Two Decades of Knowledge Sharing
38. Voices, Vulnerabilities, and Victories from the Frontlines of Risk