PESHAWAR
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in collaboration with GLOF II project, UNDP and technical support of Center for Disaster Preparedness and Management (CDPM) Saturday conducted Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (HVRA) for 17 most vulnerable valleys of Chitral Upper and Lower, Dir Upper, Swat, Kohistan Upper and lower and Kolai Palas. According to a press release, HVRA is a step towards integrated and comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction mainstreamed development at local, provincial, and national levels.
It guides the policy makers in requisite land-use planning and implementation of development programs aligned to ground vulnerabilities, exposure to risks etc. It facilitates disaster management and development practitioners to take decisions based on calculated inferences for future disaster risks.
During submission of final reports Sharif Hussain, DG PDMA, applauded the hard work of team and stressed on disaster risk, mainstream planning and development. He further added that PDMA envisioned to conduct Multi Hazards Vulnerability Risk Assessment (MHVRA) of all the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for which the Disaster Risk Management Wing is trying hard to mobilize the required resources.
