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GAP ASSESSMENT REPORT: Each year, earthquakes, cyclones, floods, drought, and other natural hazards continue to cause deaths, injuries and economic losses around the world. Disasters represent a major source of risk for the poor and wipe out development gains and accumulated wealth in developing countries. It is growing recognition that natural disaster risk must be …

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Since AR5, improvements in observationally based estimates and information from paleoclimate archives provide a comprehensive view of each component of the climate system and its changes to date. New climate model simulations, new analyses, and methods combining multiple lines of evidence lead to improved understanding of human influence on a wider range of climate variables, …

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The Government of Sindh and especially Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh realizes and recognize that disasters are hindering the province’s growth and poverty reduction efforts. Disaster risk management (DRM), which is a combination of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster management concepts, was therefore adopted as one of the core focus areas of the …

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AP means persons  or affected  household  and consists of all members of a household  residing under one roof and operating as a single economic unit, who are adversely affected by a project or any of its components.  For resettlement  purposes,  affected  persons  will be considered  as members of affected households.

The world’s sixth most populous country. Pakistan, with a population of 207.86 million people (2017 census); is a lower middle-income country and per capita income of US$ 1,188.86 was recorded in 2020. The country is exposed to a number of natural hazards including floods, earthquakes, droughts, cyclones, heatwaves and tsunami. During 2005 – 2015 decade, …

Humanitarian Response Facility at Maripur (Karachi) & Rescue Stations at Maripur (Khi), Jamshoro & Sukkur Read More »

Community Resilience Initiative (CRI) Support to Line Departments for DRR Mainstreaming in Development Planning Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Government of Sindh Sindh Resilience Project (PDMA Component) World Bank and Government of Sindh Project Implementation Unit (Sindh Resilience Project) and Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Sindh

The Institutional Capacity Assessment and Development of Capacity Enhancement Plan for PDMA and DDMAs Sindh presents a value-added analysis of the disaster management institutions in Sindh.

Published by: Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Sindh Province Funding Support: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with funding support of UK-DFID under “Building Disaster Resilience in Pakistan (BDRP) Programme”. Supervised by: Mr. Naeem Iqbal, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Islamabad Reviewed by: PDMA Sindh and BDRP Members (FAO, WFP, UNDP and Concern Worldwide) First Edition: August …

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As per Section 41(2) of NDMA Act 2010 which says, “The Provincial Authority and District Authority shall prepare once every year