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International participants of a recent workshop in Islamabad committed possible support to Pakistan in order to draw up a comprehensive plan on disaster risk reduction (DRR), introduce early warning systems and develop community based DRR teams in the country. Pakistan will be among the many countries participating in the Global Platform...
Newly constructed flood-resistant shelters have recently been handed over to 114 families in Manna, one of the flood affected villages in Kot Addu Tehsil, Muzaffargarh District. The quality and durability of the constructions are part of the disaster risk reduction measures taken by the Kashf Foundation reports The International News...
'We all need to better understand the added value of the disaster risk reduction policies so that we invest more in prevention and protect more people and their assets in the future,' said Dr Nadeem-ul-Haque, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission at a recent seminar...
Reporting on a recent World Bank mission to the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra), the News International cites the 'partnership as an example to turn disaster into opportunity', according to Lt Gen Haroon, and that efforts to mainstream disaster risk reduction into Erra were made possible by the Bank's capacity building support...
The International News reports on comments made by Federal Minister Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi regarding the recent devastating floods in the country...
The Pakistan-based, International News reports on a recent meeting including Oxfam and Minister of the Environment Jan Afridi, who stated that the ministry was in the process of developing National Climate Change Policy and National Adaptation and Mitigation Action Plan...
To answer the need for incorporation of risk reduction and mitigation measures in all existing and future plans and policies, NHEPRN undertook a course focusing on disaster management in terms of development and policy issues...
The International News reports that the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) is approaching foreign donors and local organisations to work together to reduce loss due to natural hazards affecting the country such as drought, desertification, cyclones and tsunamis...
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.