Disaster Management in Pakistan
DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN PAKISTAN
Introduction
1. Due to diverse geo-climatic conditions prevalent in different parts of the globe, different types of natural disasters like floods, droughts, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, and volcanoes etc may strike according to the vulnerability of the area.
2. Pakistan, due to its diverse range of terrain, is susceptible to wide ranging hazards from droughts to floods and earthquakes to cyclones. Pakistan suffered a major drought from 1995-2000. Pakistan almost every year suffers from floods but the destructions faced in 2010 have changed parameters of our thinking. Pakistan has also experienced earthquakes ranging from moderate to severe in intensity. Despite all these hazards, Pakistan is yet to formulate a viable Disaster Management System, to respond and recover from disasters.
3. In the recent past frequency of natural as well as disasters caused by man has increased due to multifarious reasons. All countries whether developed or under developed are equally prone to both types of disasters. We have the example of US which faced the disaster caused by terrorist attacks on Twin Towers and hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Japan recently faced a massive earthquake and Tsunami and forest fire is a common feature in Australia. However, in most of the cases, losses suffered by developed countries in men and material are much lesser than there in developing and under developed countries owing to a well-coordinated and better organized pre/ post-calamity response by their disaster management agencies. Therefore it is imperative to study the role in disaster management operations (DMO) vis-à-vis post calamity response in developed countries in order to recommend an effective disaster management response for Pakistan.
Aim
4. To analyse of disaster management issues of Pakistan, national capabilities -à-vis best international practices and recommend viable measures to improve national disaster management capabilities.
Scope
5. The
Introduction
1. Due to diverse geo-climatic conditions prevalent in different parts of the globe, different types of natural disasters like floods, droughts, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides, and volcanoes etc may strike according to the vulnerability of the area.
2. Pakistan, due to its diverse range of terrain, is susceptible to wide ranging hazards from droughts to floods and earthquakes to cyclones. Pakistan suffered a major drought from 1995-2000. Pakistan almost every year suffers from floods but the destructions faced in 2010 have changed parameters of our thinking. Pakistan has also experienced earthquakes ranging from moderate to severe in intensity. Despite all these hazards, Pakistan is yet to formulate a viable Disaster Management System, to respond and recover from disasters.
3. In the recent past frequency of natural as well as disasters caused by man has increased due to multifarious reasons. All countries whether developed or under developed are equally prone to both types of disasters. We have the example of US which faced the disaster caused by terrorist attacks on Twin Towers and hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Japan recently faced a massive earthquake and Tsunami and forest fire is a common feature in Australia. However, in most of the cases, losses suffered by developed countries in men and material are much lesser than there in developing and under developed countries owing to a well-coordinated and better organized pre/ post-calamity response by their disaster management agencies. Therefore it is imperative to study the role in disaster management operations (DMO) vis-à-vis post calamity response in developed countries in order to recommend an effective disaster management response for Pakistan.
Aim
4. To analyse of disaster management issues of Pakistan, national capabilities -à-vis best international practices and recommend viable measures to improve national disaster management capabilities.
Scope
5. The
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