INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT IN PAKISTAN
Keywords:
Institutional Mechanism, Risk Management, Strengths, PakistanAbstract
The world historical data on disasters indicate that their number is
increasing. The profound increase in the damages of earthquakes, floods
and cyclones are inevitable due to population growth particularly in Asian
context. In the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, communities in Pakistan were
severely affected along with economic and social losses. This event has
stimulated the policy makers and planners to establish Disaster
Management Policy in the country from the national level to the district
and community levels. The prime objective of the paper is to analyze the
strengths and weakness of institutional mechanism of disaster risk
management. The response to recent natural disasters in Pakistan after
the establishment of Disaster Management Authority in country indicates
a wide gape between the policy and implementation. Natural disasters are
handled at provincial levels and the disaster management institutions are
not yet established at the local levels that exacerbated the people’s
vulnerability to a considerable level. Without established of these
institutions, risk reduction may not take place at local levels.
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