Comparative and Systematic Analysis of Disaster Management System

ABSTRACT: This study reviews, compares, and analyzes the legislative and institutional frameworks of the Disaster Management (DM) in Nigeria and India. This research aims to study the effectiveness and efficacy of the DM systems in both countries to identify the strengths and weaknesses and make recommendations for enhancing the current systems. The study initially provides a comprehensive introduction of Indian and Nigerian DM systems, including the countries’ disaster profiles and the current DM policies and institutional frameworks, then compares them from various perspectives to identify the similarities, differences, common challenges, and lessons learned. An intense documentary survey of relevant literature is applied in this study to obtain data and information. The study finds that India, by developing better legal and institutional frameworks, creates a more effective DM system than Nigeria in terms of the integration and prioritization of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities, community participation, and coordination and collaboration mechanisms. The research also discovers that both nations struggle to mobilize, manage, and utilize DM funds due to a lack of transparency in funding sources. The findings also show that both countries’ DM systems are mainly focused on natural disasters, with little emphasis provided on effective preventative and regulatory measures to handle man-made disasters. The study concludes that due to administrative and financial issues, none of the two countries achieved total success in capacity building activities. Keywords: Indian Disaster Management, Nigerian Disaster Management, Man-Made Disaster Management, Natural Disaster Management, Disaster Risk Reduction.