Reduction of Damages Through Pre-Flood Management Strategies: Case Study of District Bhakkar in Punjab-Pakistan

Abstract

Climate change has daunting impacts on various socio-economic sectors such as water, agriculture, health, biodiversity and forests etc. Unprecedented climate change and heavy rainfall are the most significant causes of flooding. Northern areas of Pakistan have more than 5000 glaciers and these glaciers are melting at a very fast rate(i). Rapid glaciers melting due to changes in climate is one of the causes of recent floods in Pakistan. This paper attempts to explore pre-flood management strategies for District Bhakkar to reduce the damages caused by floods. The literature on pre-flood management strategies was reviewed for this study. The findings of this paper are based on afield survey conducted with community members of District Bhakkar in Punjab, Pakistan. This survey and subsequent analysis explored the dire need of pre-flood management strategies in the case study area.