News from Members – Page 18 – Pakistan National Committee (PNC) of IUCN Members

January 16, 2012August 31, 2014

In the absence of funds

By Naseer Memon

The News-15^th Jan 2012

Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said that only 40 percent of the funds have so far been received against the appeal launched by the UN. The UN launched an appeal for $ 356 million for support of the flood affectees in Sindh and Balochistan. So far, hardly $150 million could be mobilized. Whereas the scale of flood disaster this year surpassed the damages of previous year’s flood, donors’ response has been starkly lukewarm this time.
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January 3, 2012August 31, 2014

Shared waters & glacial melt by Naseer Memon

THIS month’s prospective meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue Group comprising seven states sharing the rivers rising in the Greater Himalayas would be a watershed event as the group is expected to adopt a joint initiative to minimise the impact of glacial melt.
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August 4, 2011August 31, 2014

Food for All

Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, an expert on food security, gives an insight on the different dimensions of the prevailing crisis

Dr Suleri is the Executive Director, Social Development Policy Institute (SDPI), social policy analyst and development practitioner. He is currently working on a comparative analysis of Pakistan’s districts in terms of the state of food insecurity.
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July 17, 2011August 31, 2014

Managing Disaster- By: Naseer Memon

Daily Dawn-14th July 2010
link: http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/14/managing-disaster.html

PREDICTIONS about this year’s monsoon season are ominous. The forecast of 10 per cent higher than normal rainfall in the country’s upper catchment areas should set alarm bells ringing.
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