Disasters have been increasing in frequency and intensity over the past few decades. This has been directly linked to the nature and extent of human activities taking place in erstwhile natural surroundings. Human populations are settling in areas hitherto left untouched due to those being declared hazard prone. This trend of increasing disasters has necessitated changes in the disaster management systems too. The trends in disaster management can be studied with reference to vulnerabilities of specific regions in India and the requirements of disaster management in those areas, viz. the Himalayan regions, the Riverine regions and the Coastal regions. The chief emerging requirement in disaster management is sustainable development practices, factoring vulnerabilities of each specific geographic region in development policy.

KEYWORDS: Disaster, Human Activities, Natural Surrounding, Coastal Regions, Geographic Region.