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Pakistan: Earthquake preparedness
31 Jan 2012, Dawn Media Group
'It is better to be prepared now in order to minimise damage rather than grapple with the consequences of being unprepared when disaster does strike' warns Dawn.com in an editorial...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) - Website:http://www.ndma.gov.pk/
- Contact:Chairman, National Disaster Management Authority, Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Islamabad
- Phone:+92 51-9222373 +92 3335567612
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Pakistan: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2011, NDMA, Pakistan - gov
- Pakistan: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2007-2009)2009, NDMA, Pakistan - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Pakistan: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011)2011, Pakistan - gov
- Pakistan: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, NDMA, Pakistan - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Pakistan: Common country assessment - CCA (2003)2003, UNDG
- Pakistan: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2004)2004, IMF; Pakistan - gov; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclone | 350,798 |      |
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| Drought | 11,872,500 |  |
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| Flood | 579,732 |  |
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| Landslide | 10,772 |  |
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| Earthquake | 2,887,030 |     |
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| Tsunami | 119,424 |  |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | 2010 | 18,102,327 |  |
| Flood | 2005 | 7,000,450 | |
| Flood | 1992 | 6,655,450 | |
| Flood | 1992 | 6,184,418 | |
| Earthquake* | 2005 | 5,128,309 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.