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
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Disaster management in Pakistan By Irshad Ali Sodhar (FSP) Outline 1. Introduction 2. Disaster; definition and types 3. Disaster management 4. Phases of disaster management; a. Mitigation b. Preparedness c. Response d. Recovery 5. History of disasters in Pakistan 6. Disaster in the wake of recent floods 7. Structure of disaster management in Pakistan 8. Role of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) 9. Abysmal state of disaster preparedness and management in Pakistan
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March 6th was a tragic day for many people. This was the day of the Hindenburg disaster. This disaster is one of the world’s most famous and horrific disaster events. The Hindenburg Disaster is the story of how one zeppelin flight changed the world’s air travel forever. Just as it was about to land‚ this 803 feet long zeppelin caught fire and burned to the ground in a little over 30 seconds. There are many theories on this event‚ but somehow we still aren’t sure what exactly caused the bursting
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coordinate its business processes‚ an appropriate disaster recover plan will include having an alternate site to step in‚ in the event of an emergency. This will include an outside vendor who will provide backup services in the event that the programs at The Bloom Design Group fail for one reason or another. In the interest of financial feasibility‚ The Group should contract for a warm site to step in if the home networks are compromised. 3 Disaster Recovery Test Plan For each testing method
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but there is the possibility of preventing them. Even with all the different hazards in the world one of the keys to surviving them is effective emergency management preparedness. Through the years‚ disaster preparedness has seen many changes and many meanings; to be able to enhance future disaster preparedness we need to look at the past and the present‚ in order to see the future. The media has talked endlessly about several terms since the events of September 11 (Sebastian‚ 2007). These terms
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Chemical disaster at Jaipur occurred on 29th October 2009 at 7:36 PM (IST). Fire broke out at Jaipur fuel storage and distribution terminal‚ owned by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) - India’s largest oil company and PSU in terms of revenue at Sitapura Industrial Area on the outskirts of Jaipur‚ Rajasthan. The oil depot at Sitapura Industrial Area is about 16 kilometers away from the city of Jaipur. The Met department recorded a tremor measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale around the time the first
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losses due to the hurricane. With this being said‚ a formal disaster plan is recommended to protect the city as well as the people in it. Disaster management requires proper issue and concerns to be effective. Accurate Geography information from various sources as well as systems should be integrated together to get maximum protection for homeland and to ensure security. After doing research I have found many cities who suffer from disasters have become successful in surviving them using 3D city models
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plays an important role in maritime transportation for both exports and imports. In March 2011‚ the world was affected when Japan was struck with natural disasters (Earthquake and Tsunami). This sudden disaster sent everyone around the world into frenzy. It affected Japan’s ports‚ shipping and logistics. As a result of the natural disasters‚ ports in the northern area of Japan had to stop operations after the Tsunami washed away port facilities‚ leaving the area in tatters. Ports such as Hachinohe
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of 167 men and cost billions of dollars in property damage. There are only 61 survivors who saved their lives by jump off the platform in to the sea. At the time of the disaster‚ the Piper Alpha disaster was the worst offshore disaster in terms of live lost and industry impact. There are two main factors that lead to the disaster‚ which are human factor and the design and process factor. Lord Cullen has made some recommendations on improvements and preventions on the offshore installations. The improvements
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Title: ‘Discuss how response to a humanitarian disaster could be improved through vertical and horizontal collaboration between the various actors’ 1. PURPOSE 2. APPROACH 3. LIMITATIONS Firstly I will outline who the actual ‘actors’ involves in a humanitarian disaster are with the use of Kovács & Spens‚ 2007 diagram provided in our lecture notes. The whole idea of ‘Collaboration’ which has two separate dimensions: 1. Vertical collaboration i.e. between supplier sand customers
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