Possible losses from destruction, both direct and indirect, could exceed $15 billion It’s nature’s way of doing things that we get flooded out from time to time. Intense precipitation that causes flooding is also a natural occurrence. In contras<strong</strongt, the tragic loss of life that results from flooding cannot be attributed to anything else than human error. Deaths caused by floods are the result of preventable human error. I’ll explain why science reveals where it will precipitate soon. The amount of precipitation expected in a given location can also be predicted with reasonable accuracy thanks to scientific research. Scientists use a Flood Vulnerability Index to evaluate “classification of flood vulnerability factors according to scales of river basin, sub catchment, and urban area The residents in low-lying locations who are at risk of flooding.”

There are three causes of flood-related mortality in Pakistan. government poverty, corruption, and ineptitude It begs the question, why does the government of Pakistan let people to reside in flood-prone areas? As to why, look no further than government corruption and incompetence. After widespread floods and destruction in July of 2010, the government enacted the National Flood Protection Plan-IV for the years 2015–2025 and the National Disaster Management Plan for the years 2012–2022. Basically nothing happened.

National and Sub-national Emergency Response System

The plan all along was to implement a sophisticated Early Warning System There wasn’t much action. The plan called for the establishment of a “National and Sub-national Emergency Response System.” Aside than that, not much happened. Preparedness strategies tailored to each potential threat were to be established. There was a lack of significant action. Yes, low incomes force many Pakistanis to settle in areas that rank highly on the vulnerability scale. Not to mention, the consequent death toll Assessment of flood damage, loss, and requirements calls for a methodology that use “objective, quantifiable information on the value of destroyed assets and production losses to estimate, first. government interventions for the short term, and second, post-disaster funding needs.”

It was projected that $6.4 billion was lost in 2010 due to direct damages, indirect losses, and agricultural losses. You might expect to pay between $3.5 and $5 billion. My approximate, first estimate for direct damages, indirect losses, and agricultural sector losses in the 2022 floods is as high as $8 billion, based on 33 million Pakistanis (1 out of 7), 118 districts affected, and significant economic activity areas affected. The two numbers are $4.0 billion and $3.0 billion. The price tag for fixing everything up might easily hit $15 billion, in my opinion. which province has been hit hardest: First Sindh, then Punjab, Balochistan, and finally Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Preliminary assessments indicate that the majority of the crops lost and the majority of the homes damaged are in Sindh. The United States Federal E

mergency Management Agency published a study in 2010 titled “Learning from Experience.”

The report drew four main conclusions: the state’s disaster management capacity emerged as an element requiring immediate focus; there was a significant resource gap in comparison to the monumental caseload; there was a lack of capacity at the district level for provision of relief; and there was a complete absence of coordination. There was little interest in the report’s findings. No progress has been made on solving problems by 2022. Exports of both rice and textiles have dropped as a result of the post-flood economy. The economy has recovered from the flood, but the import of cotton, wheat, and sugar has increased. The planting of wheat is going to be postponed. The deficit in the federal budget will increase. Because Western donors are currently emphasizing Ukraine, we shouldn’t have high hopes for assistance from elsewhere.

Muhammad Sheharyar Khan

I am Muhammad Sheharyar Khan, a Pakistan national. I recently completed my FSc in Pre-Engineering and am currently pursuing a BS in International Relations at the University of Management and Technology in Lahore. I passed the fourth semester with the Dean’s Award. I enjoy tinkering with language and luring an audience in with the sparks of my speech, which offer a glimpse of information at every level, from local to global.

I am currently enrolled in a programme where we learn to interact with people both locally and internationally and a touch of public speaking where we are pave us for journalism.

I have written an Urdu poetic book and some English stories stories International published books.