By Nikhat Sattar, Dawn, Pakistan- PAKISTAN is planning to use radar technology for flood and rain forecasts, and disaster-risk insurance plans are being prepared. Recently, the chief minister of Sindh requested removal of unapproved infrastructure from the Indus to lower risk of flooding. As the summer approaches, floods could become a reality.
Soon after the devastation caused by the floods of 2010, it became clear that, while technical systems for early warning and disaster-proof structures were necessary, it was also important to strengthen people economically and socially. Vulnerability to such impacts was one of the main causes of the massive losses. If losses are to be minimised in future, a reduction of this vulnerability is necessary.
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