Abstract
Pakistan is among top ten countries in terms of vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. The recent floods of 2022 devastated more than 30 percent of the country and had a financial impact of more than 30 billion US dollars on the country’s already struggling economy. Since then, the World Bank has been at the forefront of recovery and reconstruction efforts in flood affected communities of Pakistan. This study assesses the impact of the resilience housing reconstruction programme of the World Bank in Sindh province of Pakistan. The research structure focuses on the themes of cost efficiency, resilient design, community ownership, accessibility, and diversity in the reconstruction process of two selected case studies within Sindh. The case studies, ABC and XYZ, are selected based on variation in landform and level of flood devastation. The comparative analysis ensures to diversify the depth and generalizability of the research. The study concludes in recommendations as well as lessons learnt and highlights best practices tested through post occupancy evaluation. These in turn can provide guidance and inform future flood reconstruction programmes in areas with a similar geographic and environmental profile.
Presenters
Aamna AzadStudent, PhD. in Architecture, Qatar University, Qatar Shiraz Ali Shah
Strategic Climate Change Coordinator, Climate Change and Resilience, Asian Development Bank, Pakistan
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Human Impacts and Responsibility
KEYWORDS
WORLD BANK,PAKISTAN,2022 FLOODS,RESILIENT HOUSING
