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Sindh Flood 2011 - Union Council Ranking - Sanghar District
PAKISTAN - Sindh Flood 2011 - Union Council Ranking - Sanghar District Union council ranking exercise, coordinated by UNOCHA and UNDP, is a joint effort of Government and humanitarian partners Community Restoration Food Education in the notified districts of 2011 floods in Sindh. Its purpose is to: Identify high priority union councils with outstanding needs. SHAHEED SHAHEED SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD KHAIRPUR BENAZIRABAD KHAIRPUR BENAZIRABAD KHAIRPUR Facilitate stackholders to plan/support interventions and divert Shah Shah Shah Sikandarabad Sikandarabad Sikandarabad Paritamabad Paritamabad Paritamabad Gujri Gujri resources where they are most needed. Gul Gul Gujri Khadro Khadwari Khadro Khadwari Gul Khadro Khadwari Muhammad Muhammad Muhammad Laghari Laghari Laghari Shahpur Sanghar Shahpur Sanghar Shahpur Sanghar Serhari Chakar Kanhar Serhari Chakar Kanhar Provide common prioritization framework to clusters, agencies Shah Shah Serhari Chakar Kanhar Barhoon Barhoon Barhoon Shah Mardan Abad Mardan Abad Shahdadpur Mian Chutiaryoon Shahdadpur Mian Chutiaryoon Shahdadpur Mardan Abad Mian Chutiaryoon Asgharabad Jafar Sanghar 2 Asgharabad Jafar Sanghar 2 Asgharabad Jafar Sanghar 2 Khan Khan Lundo Soomar Sanghar 1 Lundo Soomar Sanghar 1 Lundo Soomar Khan Sanghar 1 and donors. Faqir HingoroLaghari Laghari Laghari Faqir Hingoro Faqir Hingoro Kurkali Kurkali Kurkali Jatia Jatia Jatia Maldasi Sinjhoro Bilawal Hingoro Maldasi Sinjhoro Bilawal Hingoro Maldasi Sinjhoro Bilawal Hingoro Manik Manik Manik Tahim Khipro Tahim Khipro First round of this exercise is completed from February - March Khori Khori Tahim Khipro Kumb Jan Nawaz Kumb Jan Nawaz Kumb Khori Pero Jan Nawaz DarhoonTando Ali DarhoonTando Pero Ali DarhoonTando Pero Ali Faqir Jan Nawaz Ali Faqir Jan Nawaz Ali Faqir Jan Nawaz Ali AdamShoro Hathungo AdamShoro Hathungo AdamShoro Hathungo Nauabad Nauabad Nauabad 2012. -
Caravan Report
1 | P a g e 2 | P a g e Background: If there is ever to be a Third World War, many believe it will be fought over water, with South Asia serving as the flashpoint. The region houses a quarter of the world’s population and has less than 5 percent of the global annual renewable water resources. Low water availability per person and high frequency of extreme weather events, including severe droughts, further increase the vulnerability of the area. Any disturbance by the country upstream is likely to impact life downstream. Also, as heightened interests to tame and exploit a river through dams, canals and hydel projects suggest, this region will be a zone of constant confrontations in the future. The vision 2025 of Pakistan clearly indicates that the existing flow of water of rivers will be diverted through building various mega schemes for water conservation for energy and agricultural purposes. Such decisions and policies based on vested political interests will further aggravate the socio-economic conditions of deltaic communities of the Sindh. A large water share of the River Indus is utilized by Punjab Province. Resultantly, the lower end of the River Indus that used to be known as “Mighty River Indus” has been reduced to the level of canal shows only tiny inconsistent storage of water. Such a massive destruction of the River Indus has led to the death of livelihood of the deltaic people. The Pakistan government has been planning to build more dams on Indus River. The PFF believes that the indigenous people along with the other natural habitat have the basic right to use the land and water first. -
Nutrition and Mortality Survey
NUTRITION AND MORTALITY SURVEY Tharparkar, Sanghar and Kamber Shahdadkhot districts of Sindh Province, Pakistan 18-25 March, 2014 1 TABLE OF CONTENT TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................................................... 2 ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 4 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 6 2. Objective of the Study ............................................................................................................................... 6 3. Methodology .............................................................................................................................................. 7 3.1 Study area ......................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Study population .............................................................................................................................. 7 3.3 Study design ...................................................................................................................................... 8 3.3.1 Sample size -
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P a g e | 1 Operation Updates Report Pakistan: Monsoon Floods DREF n° MDRPK019 GLIDE n° FL-2020-000185-PAK Operation update n° 1; Date of issue: 6/10/2020 Timeframe covered by this update: 10/08/2020 – 07/09/2020 Operation start date: 10/08/2020 Operation timeframe: 6 months; End date: 28/02/2021 Funding requirements (CHF): DREF second allocation amount CHF 339,183 (Initial DREF CHF 259,466 - Total DREF budget CHF 598,649) N° of people being assisted: 96,250 (revised from the initially planned 68,250 people) Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners currently actively involved in the operation: IFRC Pakistan Country Office is actively involved in the coordination and is supporting Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in this operation. In addition, PRCS is maintaining close liaison with other in-country Movement partners: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), German Red Cross (GRC), Norwegian Red Cross (NorCross) and Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS) – who are likely to support the National Society’s response. Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs), District Administration, United Nations (UN) and local NGOs. Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: Another round of continuous heavy rains started in most part of the country on the week of 20 August 2020 until 3 September 2020 intermittently. The second round of torrential rains caused urban flooding in the Sindh province and flash flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). New areas have been affected by the urban flooding including the districts of Malir, Karachi Central, Karachi West, Karachi East and Korangi (Sindh), and District Shangla, Swat and Charsadda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. -
ESIA of Block VI Lignite Mining Project
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Block VI Lignite Mining Project Volume 3 of 3 (Appendices I to M) Sindh Carbon Energy Limited R3E03TCO April 2013 Hagler Bailly Pakistan Wardell Armstrong International Ltd. ESIA of Block VI Lignite Mining Project Appendix I: Socioeconomic Baseline and Transport Basline I.1 Introduction The part of the southwestern desert area of Pakistan which is commonly known as the Thar Desert stretches for about 200 km from north to south and has a width of 200 km at its widest point (at the southern end) and about 80 km at its narrowest point (near the northern end). The ground elevation generally increases from south, where it is close to the sea level, to north where it is nearly 100 m; and from west to east. The dominant feature of this vast expanse of land is the sand dunes aligned in the northeast-southwest direction. However, the area is not uniform as both the size and frequency of the sand dunes vary across Thar Desert. The sand dunes, or bhits as they are locally called, are generally more frequent in the north than in the south. However, they appear to be relatively smaller in the east than in the west. Similarly, the size of the hills is generally smaller in the north than in the south. The largest of the sand dunes appear to be concentrated in the southwestern part of Thar Desert where some dunes rise to a height of almost 150 m from the base of the dune. Many of the sand dunes gradually shift. -
Sindh Flood 2011 - Union Council Ranking - Tharparkar District
PAKISTAN - Sindh Flood 2011 - Union Council Ranking - Tharparkar District Union council ranking exercise, coordinated by UNOCHA and UNDP, is a joint effort of Government and humanitarian partners Community Restoration Food Education in the notified districts of 2011 floods in Sindh. Its purpose is to: SANGHAR SANGHAR SANGHAR Parno Gadro Parno Gadro Parno Gadro Identify high priority union councils with outstanding needs. Pirano Pirano Pirano Jo Par Jo Par Jo Par Facilitate stackholders to plan/support interventions and divert INDIA INDIA INDIA UMERKOT UMERKOT Tar Ahmed Tar Ahmed UMERKOT Tar Ahmed Mithrio Mithrio Mithrio resources where they are most needed. Charan Charan Charan MATIARI Sarianghiar MATIARI Sarianghiar MATIARI Sarianghiar Provide common prioritization framework to clusters, agencies Vejhiar Chachro Vejhiar Chachro Vejhiar Chachro Kantio Hirar Tardos Kantio Hirar Tardos Kantio Hirar Tardos Mithrio Mithrio Mithrio and donors. Chelhar Charan Chelhar Charan Chelhar Charan Satidero Satidero Satidero First round of this exercise is completed from February - March Mohrano Islamkot Mohrano Islamkot Mohrano Islamkot Mithrio Singaro Tingusar Mithrio Singaro Tingusar Mithrio Singaro Tingusar Bhitaro Bhatti Bhitaro Bhatti Bhitaro Bhatti BADIN Joruo BADIN Joruo BADIN Joruo 2012. Khario Harho Khario Harho Khario Harho Khetlari Ghulam Nagarparkar Khetlari Ghulam Nagarparkar Khetlari Ghulam Nagarparkar Shah Shah Shah Malanhori Mithi Malanhori Mithi Malanhori Mithi Virawah Virawah Virawah Sobhiar Vena Sobhiar Vena Sobhiar Vena Pithapur -
A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Rainfall and Drought Monitoring in the Tharparkar Region of Pakistan
remote sensing Article A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Rainfall and Drought Monitoring in the Tharparkar Region of Pakistan Muhammad Usman 1 and Janet E. Nichol 2,* 1 Centre for Geographical Information System, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan; [email protected] 2 Department of Geography, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BN19RH, UK * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +852-9363-8044 Received: 6 January 2020; Accepted: 5 February 2020; Published: 10 February 2020 Abstract: The Tharpakar desert region of Pakistan supports a population approaching two million, dependent on rain-fed agriculture as the main livelihood. The almost doubling of population in the last two decades, coupled with low and variable rainfall, makes this one of the world’s most food-insecure regions. This paper examines satellite-based rainfall estimates and biomass data as a means to supplement sparsely distributed rainfall stations and to provide timely estimates of seasonal growth indicators in farmlands. Satellite dekadal and monthly rainfall estimates gave good correlations with ground station data, ranging from R = 0.75 to R = 0.97 over a 19-year period, with tendency for overestimation from the Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission (TRMM) and underestimation from Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) datasets. CHIRPS was selected for further modeling, as overestimation from TRMM implies the risk of under-predicting drought. The use of satellite rainfall products from CHIRPS was also essential for derivation of spatial estimates of phenological variables and rainfall criteria for comparison with normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)-based biomass productivity. This is because, in this arid region where drought is common and rainfall unpredictable, determination of phenological thresholds based on vegetation indices proved unreliable. -
PRODOC 4593 SLM-II Pakistan Page 1 Table of Contents
PRODOC 4593 SLM-II Pakistan Page 1 Table of Contents List of tables and figures .............................................................................................................................. 4 PART I: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2 Socioeconomic / National Development Context .................................................................................. 9 1.3 Environmental Context ........................................................................................................................ 12 1.4 Threats to sustainable land management ............................................................................................. 16 1.5 Policy and Legislative Framework for SLM ....................................................................................... 19 1.6 Government’s Institutional Framework for SLM ................................................................................ 21 1.7 Long-term solution and barriers to achieving the solution .................................................................. 22 1.8 Baseline ................................................................................................................................................ 24 1.9 Stakeholder Analysis .......................................................................................................................... -
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introductionp. 1 2. Political developments since early 1992p. 1 3. Amnesty International's work on torture, deaths in custody, extrajudicial executions and "disappearances" in Pakistan since 1991p. 3 4. Methods of torture employed in Pakistanp. 4 4.1 Rape in custodyp.10 5. Deaths in custody, extrajudicial executions and "disappearances"p.13 6. Reasons for the use of torture in Pakistanp.19 7. The prohibition of arbitrary arrest, torture, extrajudicial executions and "disappearances" in Pakistan's national law and in international lawp.20 8. Amnesty International's recommendations regarding safeguards against torture, extrajudicial killings and "disappearances" in Pakistanp.23 Appendix A: Cases of torture, death in custody and extrajudicial execution in Pakistan in 1992 and 1993p.29 1. Illegal detention and torture of Ghulam Mustafa Soomro p.29 2. Illegal detention and torture of Inderjit Lohanap.31 3. Death of Bebal Khatoon Shirazip.32 4. Death of Nazir Masih p.33 5. Illegal detention and torture of labourers and their families in rural private jailsp.34 6. A political party, the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM), as perpetrator and victim of human rights violationsp.37 7. Illegal detention, torture and extrajudicial execution of Niaz Hussain Amnesty International December 1993AI Index: ASA 33/05/93 Pakistan: Torture and deaths in custody Pathan p.43 8. Illegal detention, torture and death in custody or extrajudicial execution of Mujib Aijaz Jatoip.46 9. Extrajudicial executions of nine men at Tando Bahawalp.47 10. Reported torture and extrajudicial executions of seven young men at Shah Bandarp.49 11. Illegal detention, torture and death in custody or extrajudicial execution of Yusuf Jakhrani p.52 12. -
Bonded Labour in Agriculture: a Rapid Assessment in Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan
InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles WORK IN FREEDOM and Rights at Work International Labour Office Bonded labour r in agriculture: e a rapid assessment p in Sindh and Balochistan, a Pakistan P Maliha H. Hussein g Abdul Razzaq Saleemi Saira Malik Shazreh Hussain n i k r Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour o DECLARATION/WP/26/2004 ISBN 92-2-115484-X W WP. 26 Working Paper Bonded labour in agriculture: a rapid assessment in Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan by Maliha H. Hussein Abdul Razzaq Saleemi Saira Malik Shazreh Hussain International Labour Office Geneva March 2004 Foreword In June 1998 the International Labour Conference adopted a Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up that obligates member States to respect, promote and realize freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, the effective abolition of child labour, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.1 The InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration is responsible for the reporting processes and technical cooperation activities associated with the Declaration; and it carries out awareness raising, advocacy and research – of which this Working Paper is an example. Working Papers are meant to stimulate discussion of the questions covered by the Declaration. They express the views of the author, which are not necessarily those of the ILO. This Working Paper is one of a series of Rapid Assessments of bonded labour in Pakistan, each of which examines a different economic sector. -
Worsening Thar Drought This Special Focus Comes from the Food Security Monitoring and Information System in Pakistan
03 November, 2014 Alert on Alarming Food Security and Nutrition situation! Special Focus Worsening Thar Drought This special focus comes from the Food Security Monitoring and Information System in Pakistan KEY HIGHLIGHTS The most recent integrated food security phase classification (IPC) analysis has classified Tharparkar and the desert areas of neighboring districts as being under phase 4 (emergency level). The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh has made announcement of an impending emergency in the arid zone of Sindh. Likewise, National Drought Monitoring Centre has classified seven districts of Sindh (Thar desert and Kohistan regions) in severe drought catrgory. The food security and nutrition situation in the drought affected areas is precarious requiring ur- gent response. SITUATION OVERVIEW: A recent analysis on integrated food security phase clas- In the third week of October, the PDMA Sindh made sification (IPC) revealed that entire Tharparkar and parts announcements of an impending emergency in the of Umerkot, Sanghar, Khairpur, Sukkur and Ghotki are arid zone of Sindh. The region comprised of the Thar under phase 4 (emergency level) of IPC. This is a conse- Desert along the eastern part of the province and the quence of prolonged drought conditions in this impover- Kohistan region along the Western belt of the prov- ished and chronically food insecure area. The drought ince. The National Drought Monitoring Centre also conditions adversely affected the livestock, the main reported seven districts of Sindh including livelihood of the populations, resulting in deterioration in Tharparkaer, Umerekot, Sangher, Jamshoro and Dadu food security and nutrition situation. There have been under severe drought condition in October 2014. -
Piphro Rapid Assessment Report
Heavy Rain in District Badin PIPHRO RAPID ASSESSMENT REPORT From www.piphro.org Aug 13th to 20 th 2011 This issue Badin Overview P.1 PIPHRO Current Situation After Heavy Rainfall P.2 INTRODUCTION District Badin Relief Camps Info P.3 Priority Needs P.4 Pakistan International Some Badin Facts P.4 Peace & Human Rights Organization (PIPHRO) Badin Overview which established in 2001, is registered, independent, Badin district is the tail of Pakistan with a population of about 1.3 m in the far south of the non-profit, non-political, country. Because of its location as the last destination all water flows in the upper and non-sectarian and non- lower Sindh and vulnerable to torrential rains of the Indian coastal line it is vulnera ble to governmental organization. the damages caused by heavy monsoon rains and as is the most badly affected district by The organization came into heavy rains. being with strong determination, Main left bank out fall drain passes from Badin so it brings agricultural and industrial drain commitment and water from whole of Sindh into the district. During heavy rains these drains overflow or dedication. The breaches occur, as the water flows into the crops and villages causing population displacement, housing damages, food and health problems for the local communities. organization is registered with Social Welfare The rain started on 9th August and continued for 46 hours continuously without any pause, Department with which disrupted the normal life of the District. There are 05 Talukas in the district i.e. Badin, Registration No: (SW)CDD- Golarchi, Tando Bago, Talhar and Matli, as Badin, Tando Bago and Golarchi are badly hit by (BDN)VA/03.