TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to assess the role of institutions dealing with disaster risk in Delhi and propose possible solutions for disaster risk reduction.Design/methodology/approach– The approach to assess the role of institutions is based on the Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI) questionnaire survey. It evaluates roles based on variables such as mainstreaming of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, effectiveness of crisis management framework, knowledge dissemination and management, institutional collaboration with other stakeholders, and good governance.Findings– The findings show the institution's limitations and strengths to face hydro‐meteorological disaster risk in Delhi. It further identifies possible areas for disaster risk reduction.Research limitations/implications– The methodology is new and it only incorporates disasters that are hydro‐meteorological. The study does not include man‐made, geological, and biological disasters.Originality/value– The paper is unique in its approach to identify gaps in the current approach in managing disaster risk in Delhi and puts forward the possible ways to deal with disaster risk. Moreover, very few studies have been done in this area. VL - 3 IS - 1 SN - 1759-5908 DO - 10.1108/17595901211201105 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17595901211201105 AU - Prashar Sunil Kumar AU - Shaw Rajib PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Urbanization and hydro‐meteorological disaster resilience: the case of Delhi T2 - International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 7 EP - 19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 ER -