Fourteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

Abstract

Climate change is the most important issue of the 21st century. The whole world is facing the consequences of climate change. Countries that are poor and having low capacity are always vulnerable to natural disasters. This study was conducted to analyze the utilization of funds and capacity to respond to disasters caused by flush floods 2010. The study was conducted using key informant interviews. A thorough qualitative analysis was conducted to understand the financial and technical initiatives taken by the government to respond to the disaster. The data were analyzed using simple thematic and content analysis methods. The study identified the common threats of riverine floods in affected districts and the capacity of the local and provincial governments. The study has also analyzed the pre-disaster preparations and capacity with the government. Two districts were taken understudy one from north of Sindh province and one from the south. The study found the obvious flood threat for the southern district was left bank outfall drain hereinafter (LBDO). Whereas, the potential flooding threat for the northern district was the river Indus. Disaster threats to district Kashmore are River Indus. The study found that the existing government structure and community are not strong and prepare enough to face disasters. We recommend capacity building and preparation to done at the levels of community and government. The study recommends improving the capacity of government in managing and analyzing regular data and building a structure that facilitates on-time evidence-based decisions to reduce the impact of future disasters.