Disaster Management Strategy, 2015-2020 (Pakistan)
The objectives of Disaster Management Strategy are:
- To integrate disaster risk reduction in development processes across all programmes of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) directly and through advocacy and sharing Disaster Risk Reduction tools in all development initiatives to be risk conscious and sustainable
- To build disaster preparedness capacity of PO staff and male and female community members to manage risks and respond to disasters
- To identify document and disseminate good practices for adopting for replication by partners and other organizations within the country and abroad
- To pursue holistic disaster management models for achieving self-reliance by communities by scaling up best practice green methodologies
Driven by the concept of long term planning focusing on prevention and preparedness rather than reactive measures, PPAF Disaster Management Strategy, broadly categorized under the two dimensions of:
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Response, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, addresses the concerns for risk management before the occurrence of disaster and crisis management during and after the disaster
The proposed Disaster Management strategies for disaster and drought preparedness, relief, recovery, reconstruction, and rehabilitation include: disaster preparedness; post-disaster relief, recovery, reconstruction, and rehabilitation; drought preparedness, mitigation, and rehabilitation.