Established after the 1987–89 Gujarat droughts, AIDMI has expanded its work over the years to cover 14 types of disasters in 18 areas of India and beyond to nine countries in Asia. AIDMI strives to link local communities to national and international levels of risk reduction, relief, and long-term recovery policies and programs to build resilience as envisioned in Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR). As an action and learning organization, AIDMI works towards promoting Disaster Risk Mitigation and Adaptation to climate change risk by supporting, capturing, processing, and disseminating disaster-related information, lessons, and innovative ideas, as well as conducting stakeholder round tables, capability training of trainers, reviews and reflections, evaluations and impact studies, and pilot or demonstration projects with the citizens are in the centre.