When a massive landslide dammed the Hunza River, it destroyed villages – and created one of the most breathtaking lakes in ...

Like in many developing countries, uptake of disaster risk transfer instruments in Pakistan has been slow. Structural ...

Speakers at moot stress efforts to increase mangrove cover to save Karachi, other coastal areas from natural disasters.

ISLAMABAD: Natural disasters inflicted a damage of USD 36.4 billion, economic losses aside, ... “Between 1980-2024, Pakistan experienced 224 extreme natural disaster events.

A severe drought in Pakistan has triggered a £261,243 parametric insurance payout to Tearfund, directly supporting chilli ...

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread thunderstorms and rainfall across much of the country over the next 24 hours, prompting the National Disaster Management Authority ...

Existing laws can do little to protect the rights of migrant labor, especially during a crisis. Revisiting labor laws can ...

Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years, reaching 4.8 million in 2024 and putting the ...

Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years, reaching 4.8 million in 2024 and putting the ...

Unfortunately, Pakistan has long suffered the consequences of inadequate disaster preparedness.The 2005 earthquake in Muzaffarabad killed nearly 83,000 people in Balakot, Bagh, and Muzaffarabad ...