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Social vulnerability and local adaptation in humanitarian response: The case of Pakistan
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2017This article looks at the experiences of two areas hit hard by the 2010 mega-floods in Pakistan, one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Sindh.DocumentClimate change and disasters: institutional complexities and actors’ priorities for mitigation, adaptation and response
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2017DocumentHelping South Asia cope better with natural disasters: the role of social protection
Development Policy Review, 2007This article reviews major cash transfers to households as a mean of social protection in a number of Asian countries. Looking at Turkey, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Pakistan in particular, the author indicates the role which the World Bank has played as a post-disaster donor in those countries, noticing the positive impact of this support on short-term food security and long-term recovery.DocumentResource manual on flash flood risk management module 2: non-structural measures
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2008Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. They tend to carry with them much higher amounts of debris which can cause damage to hydropower stations, roads, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure.DocumentResource manual on flash flood risk management module 1: community-based management
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2008Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. Vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, the poor, women and children, are the worst hit. This manual aims to help communities build their capacity to manage flash floods and other disaster risks themselves.DocumentA clash of principles? Humanitarian action and the search for stability in Pakistan
Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2009This paper analyses how humanitarian action can be effected in the midst of Pakistan’s military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the west of the country - which has generated a population exodus on a scale unmatched since the founding of the state in 1947.DocumentThe role of the affected state in humanitarian action: a case study on Pakistan
Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2008This paper describes the role of the Pakistani state in humanitarian action. It looks at the structure and capacity of state institutions, in particular at the interesting balance of power between national and local state capacity on the one hand, and military and civilian authority on the other.DocumentBuilding back better: post-earthquake responses and educational challenges in Pakistan
International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2008A powerful earthquake struck the northern areas of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on 8 October, 2005. The timing of the quake and the low quality of school construction were factors in its major impact on the education sector.DocumentHumanitarian agenda 2015 - the state of the humanitarian enterprise
Feinstein International Center, USA, 2008Is ‘humanitarianism’ at risk? The humanitarian community is operating in a ‘changing’ environment which is forcing it to question its own notions of inclusivity and grapple with the fundamental issue of impartiality.DocumentThe effectiveness of foreign military assets in natural disaster response
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 2008This study examines the advantages, limitations and implications of involving foreign military assets (personnel, equipment and expertise) in the relief operations that follow major natural disasters. It also provides an overview of recent developments in the use of such assets in response to major natural disasters, based on primary and secondary data.Pages
