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Pakistan: Oxfam for effective disaster reduction steps

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International aid agency Oxfam has said that an effective disaster reduction mechanism could have prevented the effects of fresh flooding in southern areas of Pakistan. It urged the government to urgently spend at least two per cent of its district budget on disaster risk reduction measures, reports Amin Ahmed for Dawn Newspaper.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Civil Society/NGOs Economics of DRR Disaster risk management
Country and region Pakistan
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