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National disasterNational disaster risk situations in
Pakistan
Hazard Profile of PakistanDiverse topographical featuresVaried Climate in different regionsUneven population densityUneven population densityUnplanned development in disaster prone areasVulnerability of population segmentsPovertyPressure on natural resourcesLack of awareness on Disaster Risk Management
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33--Day course on Day course on “Mainstreaming DRR in Development”“Mainstreaming DRR in Development”(19(19--2121stst Nov, 2009 Islamabad)Nov, 2009 Islamabad)
Geographical Distribution
33--Day course on Day course on “Mainstreaming DRR in Development”“Mainstreaming DRR in Development”(19(19--2121stst Nov, 2009 Islamabad)Nov, 2009 Islamabad)
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Natural Hazards
Earthquakes
Human Induced Hazards
Transport accidentsTerrorism
Hazards in Pakistan
Floods TsunamiAvalanchesLandslides Cyclones/StormsGlacial Lake Outburst Flood Droughts
TerrorismOil spills Urban fires Civil conflicts Chemical, Nuclear & Radiological (CNR)accidents
gRiver ErosionsPest Attacks Epidemics
Predictable HazardsFloods D ht
Un-Predictable HazardsEarthquakeAvalanches
Types of Hazards
DroughtsTsunami Cyclones/ StormsRiver Erosions
Avalanches Landslides Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Pest AttacksEpidemicsAccidents of all types
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Earthquake Pakistanhttp://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/world/pakistan/
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7.6
FAULT LINE 100 KM LONG
BalakotGHB
Mzd
Bagh
In case of Earthquake, what will be the secondary hazards associated with EQ
One Hazard Causing a Secondary Hazard
secondary hazards associated with EQ
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HARNAI (PAKISTAN) EARTHQUAKE FEB HARNAI (PAKISTAN) EARTHQUAKE FEB 77, , 1997 1997 (FELT AFTER SHOCKS)(FELT AFTER SHOCKS)
S.No Date Time (GMT) Magnitude 1 07--02--97 21:07:59 6.32 27--02--97 21:30:35 5.73 02--03--97 3:58:25 4.54 03--03--97 2:28:35 5.25 04--03--97 13:03:46 5.56 09--03--97 18:49:58 4.57 19--03--97 11:15:54 4.58 20--03--97 8:50:39 5.59 22-03--97 6:19:52 4.8
10 28--03--97 21:52:28 4.511 28--03--97 22:27:41 4.512 04--04--97 15:47:57 4.513 07--05--97 3:04:52 4.514 10--05--97 7:58:46 5.515 18--07--97 18:59:50 4.916 07--09-97 10:15:25 4.717 03--10--97 13:14:01 4.718 08--12--97 10:49:53 4.119 13--12--97 3:41:38 5.120 18--03--98 23:29:08 4.821 21--06--98 15:57:42 4.822 12--07--98 20:52:20 4.923 12--07--98 22:15:56 4.924 14--07--98 1:01:20 4.725 14--07--98 13:03:47 4.826 27--11--98 0:29:52 4.9
Source: Meteorological depot, Peshawar 2000
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HAZARD CONTEXTGlacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF)
There are 5218 glaciers in Pakistan with a total of 2420 lakesOut of which 52 lakes are considered dangerousAn agreement for GLOF monitoring was arrived at with ICIMOD in 2003Since 2003, starting from the Astor Basin, all glacial basins have been inventoried for geo coordinates, numbered, named and their physical configuration have been recorded
The following districts are l bl t Gl i l L k O tb tvulnerable to Glacial Lake Outburst
Floods (GLOF)
District/ Province/RegionAstore Gilgit Ghanche in NorthernAstore, Gilgit, Ghanche in Northern areas
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Flood HazardFlood Hazard
HAZARD CONTEXTFlooding in the Indus Basin
56% of the Basin is located in
Pakistan comprising Indus and
its tributaries: Kabul, Jhelum,
Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej
Till now flooding wrecked
economic damage worth US $ 5
billion approximately and about
6,000 lives have been lost
These floods occur as a
consequence of the monsoon
rains
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Hazard ContextFlash FloodsNAs. Hunza, Ghizar, Astore, Gilgit & SkarduNWFP. Charsadda, Peshawar, Mardan, DI Khan, Swat, Mansehra, Upper /Lower Dir & ChitralAJK MuzzafarabadAJK. Muzzafarabad, Neelum, Bagh, Kotli & BhimberPunjab. Sialkot, Wazirabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Bhakkar, Mianwali& DG Khan Balochistan. Sibi, Jhal Magsi, Bolan, Kech, Gwador, Kharan, Kalat, Khuzdar & LasbelaSindh. Dadu, Qambar-,Shahdadkot, Larkana, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sanghar & BadinUrban Floods. Karachi, Hyderabad, Rawalpindi & Lahore
CYCLONES
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Tropical CycloneCyclone of 1999 seriously impacted Thatta and Badin Districts (affected 0.6
Hazard Context
million people and caused loss of 202 lives)Cyclone Yemyn in 2007 affected 26 districts of Balochistan and Sindh (affected 2.5 million people and p pcaused loss of 400 lives)
The following districts are vulnerable to tropical cyclone:
Gwadar, Kech, Lasbella & Washuk in BalochistanBadin Karachi and Thatta inBadin,Karachi and Thatta in Sindh
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Waves are triggered by: Seismic activity / displacement of the sea floor
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Source: Lausch, E. - Tsunami-GEO 4/April, 1997
Districts prone to Tsunami
District GwadarDistrict GwadarDistrict LasbelaDistrict KarachiDistrict BadinDistrict Thahtta
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Internal Displacement
Regions Vulnerable to IDPsFATANorthern AreasSouth PunjabBalochistanAzad Jammu & Kashmir
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Urban Fire
Urban Fires
For the last two decades, there has been a significant migration from rural to urban whichsignificant migration from rural to urban which has put a lot of pressure on the urban areas of Pakistan thereby creating more slum areas in the cities. Over and above, mushrooming of unplanned CNG gas filling stations in urban areas and unauthorized LPG gas stores are quite common. g qThe sale of petroleum products in the residential areas is also widespread in the cities.
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Forest FiresPakistan has different types of forests, ranging from Mangroves in the south to Alpine vegetation in the north. Out of all these types, sub tropical broad leave evergreen scrub forest and sub tropical Pine is the mostevergreen scrub forest and sub tropical Pine is the most fire prone forest in Pakistan.
The Following districts are prone to forest fire. Swat, Chitral, Buner, Kohat, Hangu, Haripur in NWFP Chakwal, Attock, Jehlum, Kushab, Bhakkar in Punjab. Chillas in G-B provinceChillas in G-B provinceNeelum Valley, Jehlum valley and Bagh in AJK
LAND SLIDES
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LAND SLIDES
The following districts are vulnerable to landslides.
District/Province/State/RegionDistrict/Province/State/Region.Bagh, Bhimber, Neelum and Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Astore, Diamer, Gilgit & Ghanche in Northern Areas. Kaghan, Naran & Chitral in NWFP