Disaster Management & Prevention Center
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Date
2018
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University of Management & Technology
Abstract
For the last few decades, Pakistanhave suffered some huge losses due to natural and
man-made disasters. Which is costing us in every possible way whether it is an economic loss or
human loss. Disasters like earthquakes, floods, and droughts are hitting us almost every year now
and due to limited resources, lack of institutional capacity and public awareness Pakistan
struggles to coup up with the damage.
Lack of institutional capacity and public awareness is the area which needs to be
addressed on a first priority basis as we cannot afford to bear more losses to our economy and to
our people. Huge amount of our people are displaced and lose their homes and other valuables to
natural disasters every year. In order to rehabilitate them the state finds it difficult to manage
thus it results in usage of a lot of resources.
We cannot fight nature but we can prevent, prepare and educate to reduce the losses.
Pakistan
accommodate a headquarter building to operate and administer disasters from one platform, a
training institute to train and educate and prepare our own people professionally to fight the
disasters hitting us and other essential facilities related to disaster management. The facility
would not only fulfill the requirement of a headquarter but will also educate and prepare the
public of every age group for any kind of unforeseen disaster or hazard bestowed upon us.
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Dr. Muhammad Yusuf Awan
Keywords
Disasters, earthquakes, floods, and droughts, BS