UNDP publication launch - Beyond Preparedness: Development Impact of Community-Based Disaster Risk Management in Pakistan
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Mar 28, 2017 Ms. Abla Amawi, Deputy Country Director-Programme, UNDP presenting a copy of the publication to Mr. Arne Haug, Development Counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy 28 March 2017, Islamabad-There have been an increasing number of community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) initiatives in Pakistan since the 2005 earthquake. Actors adopted various approaches that all yielded different results, depending on the tools and methodologies used. Many of the approaches emphasize particular types of vulnerable groups, e.g., women, and specific geographical areas i.e. rural areas over urban areas. The existence of various CBDRM approaches caused the National Disaster Management...