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This article discusses the tragedy unfolding in Pakistan in the wake of unprecedented flooding late last month, that is not only a humanitarian catastrophe but also poses significant security threats.
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This publication examines risks from flooding and earthquakes in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region. It assesses the protection gap and identifies ways of strengthening financing.
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This study was conducted to understand the local-level funding in practice and flood financing gap in the three flood-prone districts of Bangladesh: Faridpur, Gaibandha, and Lalmonirhat.
Heat wave action plan 2022
This document lays out an action plan for managing heatwaves in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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This study proposes an integrated geographic information systems (GIS)-based framework to combine different health system indicators with socio-economic conditions of communities to assess the vulnerability to COVID-19 like health emergency situations.
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A real-time attribution study was conducted during the heatwave that affected large parts of North India and Pakistan in April-May 2022. The analysis was produced with a system developed in Hadley Centre for the attribution of extremes in near-real time.
WFP Critical Corporate Initiative: Climate Response Analysis Pakistan
WFP and partners have undertaken an analysis of climate risks in Pakistan and recommended programmes to address identified risks.
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This paper summarises some of the evidence and learning from an evaluation of the response to an anticipated heatwave in Sibi (Pakistan)

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