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'Pakistan remains vulnerable to climate change and this vulnerability is likely to increasing in the coming decades,' said Chief Guest Brigadier Sajid Naeem, director of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). 'We must all be prepared for a world which is changing'...
'Women in Pakistan are already on the frontline of adapting to climate change because they have to deal with managing their families and households in the face of increasingly frequent floods and related natural disasters,' wrote Tahir Hasnain, in a letter to the editor...
'We have requested the government to include disaster management as a subject in the syllabus till matriculation,' said DG National Disaster Management Authority at the 2-day Disaster-risk Reduction and Emergency Response event. 'Disasters, whether natural or technological occurrences, have an adverse effect on efforts aimed at sustainable development.'...
'The outcome of successful adaptation is resilience – and is a product of governments, civil society organisations, households and individuals with strong adaptive capacity' said Farhan Anwar from Shehri-Citizens for a Better Environment...
'Roll the dice and learn a lesson' is the main idea behind a new board game developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to entertain and inform children of disaster-prone areas in Pakistan...
In response to yesterday's news in which Pakistan's disaster authority requests a Rs 20bn allocation to prepare against disasters, Oxfam country director Neva Khan welcomes the authority's steps towards a more resilient and self-reliant Pakistan...
Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir, told The Express Tribune: 'If this time the disaster is as bad as it was last year then we have to work in advance.' The NDMA also intends to use its Islamabad monsoon contingency plan for all districts, which includes a disaster insurance component...
Early warning, flash floods guidance systems, and new building codes are intended to be developed in the 10-year plan. 'We cannot stop natural disasters, but can reduce their risks by adopting proactive approaches and pre-emptive measures'...
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