Abstract
The geographical similarities and the vulnerabilities faced by the Bay of Bengal countries necessitate regional cooperation on the environment and disaster management front. Calamities pose a serious risk to food, economic and human security in general. Though one of the focus areas of BIMSTEC, cooperation during natural calamities and crisis have been mostly bilateral or trilateral, with India taking the lead. A united regional front is necessary to ensure timely response and swift actions. It is therefore necessary for the countries to align their disaster management policies that would infuse coordination in the process of disaster management. Establishing a permanent Disaster Management Authority is one of the foremost steps towards achieving the objectives of the BIMSTEC in the domain of environment and disaster management. Learning from the experiences of COVID-19, BIMSTEC can consider including epidemics in the larger bracket of disasters. This would better preparedness among the member countries, supply of essential goods and services and research and development. The organisation could consider combining the two focus areas “Public Health” and “Disaster Management” for a period till a particular health crisis continues to plague.
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