Dear Colleagues,
Cyclone risks in India are evolving rapidly, with increasing unpredictability, early-season formations, and intensified impacts across coastal regions. Strengthening preparedness, early warning systems, and community readiness is essential to safeguard lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems.
To support collective planning and reinforce disaster-ready systems across national and subnational levels, Sphere India is convening a National Workshop on:
“National Level Cyclone Preparedness Workshop”
Date: 28th November 2025
Time: 02:30 PM – 04:30 PM (IST)
Register Here : https://tinyurl.com/CyclonePreparedness28Nov25
This workshop will bring together government departments, SDMAs, DDMAs, IMD, humanitarian agencies, technical institutions, and local organizations to review current preparedness efforts, address operational gaps, and identify strategies for anticipatory action.
We warmly invite you to join us, engage with experts, and contribute to building a more resilient and coordinated cyclone preparedness system across India.
Sphere India Academy
Knowledge and Capacity Sharing Vertical
Sphere India
Sphere India Academy launched on 10th April 2020 is a collaborative initiative of WHO, UNICEF, WFP, HCLF, Sphere India, and other organizations. A capacity-building program for humanitarian workers, equipping them to fulfill diverse roles in emergency preparedness, response, and support for local governments, administrations, and communities.A range of technical sessions covering diverse topics is being delivered regularly using the online platform. In the past two years, the academy was able to reach around 1.5 lakh participants through 320 academy sessions, with over 743 resource persons, 279 knowledge partners, and over 90 government engagement.
Sphere India is a National Coalition of Humanitarian, Development, and Resilience Actors in India. The strategic outreach of 155 full members includes key nodal organizations from the UN, INGOs, National NGOs, CSR, Academic Institutions, Sector Networks, Expert Individuals, and State IAGs/Networks. The local outreach is evolving with 805 associate members as Sphere India Locally Empowered Organisations Network (LEON) and 1,80,000 community volunteers (CDRF-Community Disaster Response Force) mapped for varied capacities all over India. Sphere India facilitates multi-stakeholder coordination, knowledge & capacity sharing, and collaborative advocacy for enhancing accountability to the affected and at-risk population.
