Disaster damage to critical infrastructure and basic service provision: Pakistan national briefing - target 4
This briefing note provides information relevant to the agreement of target (iv) of the draft post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR), which reads: [substantially] reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure, including health and educational facilities [by a given percentage] by 2030. Its variant (iv alt bis.) also covers basic services and points to developing their resilience.
The note explains the disaster damage to critical infrastructure and basic service provision in the context of Pakistan, the role of critical infrastructure and basic services in supporting economy and communities, the key challenges in recording and measuring disaster losses, and the implications of the post-2015 framework on DRR for the protection of critical infrastructure.