As of today more than 20 million people are reported to be displaced by the floods in Pakistan. International and national efforts are reaching no more than 2 million people of those who were displaced. So, how are the remaining 18 million people being looked after?
Practical Action, in our climate adaptation advocacy work, emphasise Community Based Adaptation (CBA). Since most natural disasters hit without much warning, their scale is large and the damage is serious – you can only address the problem to a limit. Many principles of good development – participation, accountability etc, may not work in such a situation.
The physical infrastructure required to stop such floods is clearly beyond the reach of Pakistan government. So, the best approach to reduce the impact of disaster is to build people’s resilience, support their organisation and appreciate their efforts to help themselves and others. This is very evident in case of Pakistan floods where 90% of those who were displaced are being looked after by their relatives, friends and others. This is also strong evidence of the presence of a core economy or co-production, which some of the high income countries are trying to promote. So, why don’t international development programmes to address climate impact build on such a strong capital – the capital of people to help each other?
Flood evacuation in Sukkur. Photo: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro, courtesy www.alertnet.org
August 21st, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Mr Mansoor Ali
Come to know about ur org;and ur blog SO WHO IS THERE TO HELP
I needs only ur org; TECHNICAL SUPPORT REST IS MINE. WANT TO WORK WITH THE
SOLAR WATER PUMPING AND SOLARLIGHT FR HOUSES IN THE FLOOD EFFECTED AREAS OF PAKISTAN,
Pls; reply at ur earliest convenience.
sincerely yours,
Sarwar
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