Islamabad, (TW News) — UN-Habitat Pakistan convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) with representatives from the Government of Pakistan, the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), UN agencies, NGOs, civil society, and the engineering community to develop practical guidelines for the seismic retrofitting of schools in earthquake-prone areas of the country. These...
Islamabad, Pakistan – The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), officially launched the Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRA) for the districts of Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Nowshera. This milestone marks a key achievement under the project titled “Enhancing Community, Local, and National-Level Urban Climate Change Resilience to Water Scarcity Caused by...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) __Pakistan is experiencing rapid urbanization, with projections suggesting that nearly half of its population will reside in urban areas by 2025. However, this urban growth is not being met with corresponding development. Issues such as inadequate planning, mismanagement, insufficient municipal services, lack of affordable housing, and substandard infrastructure are hindering economic growth and...
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