The policy shall promote priority measures to ameliorate existing vulnerabilities to hazards and ensure that future development initiatives add resilience. The policy also seeks to provide guideline for timely, dedicated and adequate investment on hazard mitigation and preparedness interventions at all levels which will not only substantially reduce the disaster risk but also the consequential damages & economic cost associated with response, recovery and rehabilitation.
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Themes
Disaster risk management
Country and region
Pakistan
Publication year
2013