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This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the preparedness activities that took place against the backdrop of Cyclone Phailin. Based on the theme ‘When Preparedness Works’ this issue of Southasiadisasters.net provides a lot of information and insight into the roles of all major stakeholders that responded proactively to the threat of Phailin to keep the damage resulting from the cyclone to its bare minimum.

The content includes:

i. Odisha Braces for Cyclone Phailin, NDMA Sends Troops ii. UNISDR on Phailin Preparedness iii. National Disaster Management Authority’s Role in Cyclone Phailin iv. Movement of Phailin Over Indian Sub-Continent v. Leadership during Cyclone Phailin vi. Reducing Loss and Damage of Poor vii. When Preparedness Works: The Case of Cyclone Phailin viii. Gender Balanced Recovery Post Cyclone Phailin ix. The Act and the Actions x. Human Resource and Capacity Development after Cyclone Phailin xi. A Day before Cyclone Phailin xii. Advice from Dr. Ian Davis to Students Seeking Work in Cyclone Phailin Relief and Recovery xiii. Field Updates: Cyclone Phailin xiv. International Conference on Humanitarian Logistics xv. Where Will My Help Come From?

The contributions from Mihir R. Bhatt, Kshitij Gupta, Vishal Pathak, and Khyati Halani, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute; Brig. (Dr.) B.K. Khanna, Senior Specialist in NDMA, Govt. of India, and Nina Khanna, Ph.D. Research Scholar in Disaster Management; Prashanta Bahera, United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Bhubaneswar, India; Madhavi Ariyabandu and Brigitte Leoni, ISDR, Sri Lanka.