Institutional Mapping and Political Economy of DRR: A Case Study of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)

Muhammad Waqas Idrees and Muhammad Bashir Khan
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Muhammad Waqas Idrees: PhD Scholar, Department of Government and Public Policy, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Bashir Khan: Head of Department, Department of Government and Public Policy, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Global Social Sciences Review, 2018, vol. 3, issue 3, 395-409

Abstract: This paper aims to analyze the institutional framework in Pakistan for disaster management and specific disaster management policies. This paper is also designed to develop an in-depth understanding of the key challenges that the communities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan face in the wake of constantly reoccurring disasters. House-hold survey, observations and key informant interviews were conducted to analyze the preparedness, both at community and organizational levels. The findings point out that disaster management policies and mechanisms regarding preparedness are not implemented by both federal and state authorities at local level. Further, the local communities of AJK, Pakistan are susceptible to different kind of hazards related to disasters. The paper reveals that available federal/state mechanism of disasters do not meet the needs of community. All of the stakeholders including federal government institutions, state government institutions and local communities are not prepared. Thus, communities are continuously getting affected by natural disasters. The paper suggests that there is a dire need to improve the coordination between state and national agencies. Further, there is need to enhance community preparedness specifically in AJK, Pakistan to upgrade community's defensive and awareness mechanism to safeguard citizens' lives in response to seismic emergency.

Keywords: Disaster Management; Natural Disasters; Community Preparedness; Community Planning; Pakistan; Azad Jammu & Kashmir (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).22

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