This document is an initial step towards building in resilience in the environment sector through the identification and development of appropriate tools.This report is of global concern, It accommodates a number of reported case studies of different countries. It describes how India has taken some measures to protect its environmental domain. Further it explain Environmental Impact Assessment procedures like EIA, SEA, REA etc. This rep addresses is the levels and cross-sectoral nature of the relationship between environment and disasters. The backbone for implementing any measures for mainstream DRR is the framework of laws and policies that this report would help develop.