<p dir="ltr">‘HiFlo-DAT’ (Himalayan Flood Database) is a bi-lateral (India, UK) contribution to the international disaster risk reduction (DRR) agenda of developing methodologies for the assembly, analysis, and application of disaggregated/ sub-national scale disaster loss data; here for mountain floods in the Kullu and Manali Tehsils, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India. Encompassing 3561 km<sup>2</sup> or c. 0.67% of the Indian Himalayan Region.</p><p dir="ltr">The 'HiFlo-DAT' architecture is aligned to international best practice and local needs. It uses English-language documentary materials, principally newspapers and government reports (1835-2020), and after rigorous processing comprises 128 flood (F) events, at 59 locations, over 175 years (1846-2020).</p><p dir="ltr">This policy brief provides a succinct policy and practice orientated overview of the 'HiFlo-DAT' methodology and findings. It is designed to support the wider adoption and development of disaster loss data assembly and analysis, to bring about enhanced DRR, resilience and sustainable development across the Indian Himalayan Region and beyond.</p>
