Draft Report – Knowledge, Attitude and Practices KAP Studies as well as Documenting Local / Indigenous Knowledge for 15 Districts of KP and GB I | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS Index of Tables ..................................................................................................................................... VI Index of Figures .................................................................................................................................. VII Acronyms .............................................................................................................................................. IX Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... X 1. Background ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Objectives of KAP .................................................................................................................. 1 2. Implementation Strategy ................................................................................................................. 2 2.1. Inception Meeting ................................................................................................................... 2 2.2. Review of Literature ............................................................................................................... 2 2.3. Development of Research Tools ............................................................................................. 2 2.4. Selection of Vulnerable Valleys ............................................................................................. 2 2.5. Hiring and Training of Field Teams ....................................................................................... 2 2.6. Quantitative Survey ................................................................................................................ 2 2.6.1 Sampling Methods and Sample Size ............................................................................... 3 2.6.2 The Sampling Framework ............................................................................................... 3 2.7. Qualitative Survey .................................................................................................................. 4 3. Findings........................................................................................................................................... 5 3.1. Profile of Respondents ............................................................................................................ 5 3.1.1 Age Group of Respondents ............................................................................................. 5 3.1.2 Household Size ............................................................................................................... 6 3.1.3 Education of Respondents ............................................................................................... 7 3.1.4 Occupation of Respondents ............................................................................................ 8 4. Natural Disaster Faced by Communities ...................................................................................... 10 4.1. Ranking of Disasters ............................................................................................................. 11 4.2. Incidence of GLOF ............................................................................................................... 15 4.3. Effect of GLOF on Communities .......................................................................................... 17 5. Institutional Disaster Management ............................................................................................... 19 5.1. Early Warning System .......................................................................................................... 21 5.2. Hazard Watch Groups ........................................................................................................... 21 5.3. Infrastructure to Minimize GLOF Effect .............................................................................. 23 6. Emergency Response Mechanism ................................................................................................ 24 Draft Report – Knowledge, Attitude and Practices KAP Studies as well as Documenting Local / Indigenous Knowledge for 15 Districts of KP and GB I | P a g e 6.1. Evacuation Plan .................................................................................................................... 24 6.2. Safe Heavens ......................................................................................................................... 26 6.3. Medical Health Facility ......................................................................................................... 27 6.4. Community Revolving Fund ................................................................................................. 32 7. Community Coping Mechanism ................................................................................................... 34 7.1. Community Initiatives .......................................................................................................... 34 7.2. Institutional loaning/credit facility ........................................................................................ 36 8. Means of Communication ............................................................................................................. 38 9. Suggestions by the Respondents ................................................................................................... 41 Annexures ............................................................................................................................................. 40 Annexure I: Brief District Profiles ................................................................................................ 40 A. ASTORE ............................................................................................................................... 40 A.1. District Location and Geography................................................................................... 40 A.2. Ethnic/linguistic/Religious Diversity ............................................................................. 41 A.3 Climate .......................................................................................................................... 41 A.4 Livelihood Sources ........................................................................................................ 41 A.5 Culture ........................................................................................................................... 41 A.6 Population ..................................................................................................................... 42 A.7 Disaster profile of Astore .............................................................................................. 42 B. Diamer................................................................................................................................... 43 B.1 District Location and Geography................................................................................... 43 B.2 Ethnic/linguistic/Religious Diversity ............................................................................. 43 B.3 Population ..................................................................................................................... 43 B.4 Disaster profile of Diamer ............................................................................................. 43 C. Ghanche ................................................................................................................................ 44 C.1 District Location and Geography................................................................................... 44 C.2 Ethnic/linguistic/Religious Diversity ............................................................................. 45 C.3 Climate .......................................................................................................................... 45 C.4 Livelihood Sources ........................................................................................................ 45 C.5 Population ..................................................................................................................... 45 C.6 Disaster profile of Ghanche .......................................................................................... 46 D. Ghizar .................................................................................................................................... 47 D.1 District Location and Geography................................................................................... 47 D.2 Ethnic/linguistic/Religious Diversity ............................................................................. 48 D.3 Climate .......................................................................................................................... 49 Draft Report – Knowledge, Attitude and Practices KAP Studies as well as Documenting Local / Indigenous Knowledge for 15 Districts of KP and GB II | P a g e D.4 Livelihood Sources ........................................................................................................ 49 D.5 Culture ..........................................................................................................................