The Plan addresses integrated flood and watershed management; groundwater resources for emergency situations, land slides and ground instability, and; education and capacity building. UNESCO will be working closely with Pakistan’s institutions to put this scientific plan into action.
Four priority early action areas have already been identified:
UNESCO is an active member of the ONE UN partnership for early recovery efforts as well as for developing long term capacity for managing and averting disasters in future.
Related links:
:: International Flood Initiative
:: IFI official website
:: Global Center of Excellence for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM)
:: Available Space Based information for Flood in Pakistan (UN-SPIDER SPACEAID)
:: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
:: UNESCO's Islamabad Office (More)
:: UNESCO's response to the flood (More)
:: UNESCO's natural disaster reduction (More)