Government of Sindh
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority on the directives of Haji Rasool Bux Chandio, Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Rehabilitation & Relief / Chairman PDMA Board, prepared monsoon contingency plan well before onset of monsoon rains, which included Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all concerned departments for pre, during and post monsoon season. It also …
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In July 2022, southern and middle Sindh received heavy rains which caused flooding in urban settings specially in Karachi and Hyderabad. Large scale dewatering operations were conducted to remove accumulated water from low lying areas. PDMA provided man and material resources to District Disaster Management Authorities and other stakeholders for conducting dewatering operations. Till the …
Government of Sindh with the financial support of the World Bank is implementing a five years project, titled “Sindh Resilience Project (SRP)” As a vital component in efficient disaster management, SRP (PDMA Component) planned to conduct a Multi-HazardVulnerability Risk Assessment Study in the Province of Sindh. A contract was signed with SUPARCO on 27th June, …
Organizational Capacity Assessment and Development of Capacity Enhancement Plan Provincial Disaster Management Authority & District Disaster Management Authorities Sindh (Part – B)
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 …
DRR & Development Planning in Sindh – Gap Assessment Report Read More »
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, …
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 …
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, …
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
