Abstract
Disaster is the combination of vulnerability and hazard. Pakistan is affected by a number of natural and manmade disasters in the recent past. The main objective of this paper is to identify the factors of vulnerability to natural disasters of the study area. Data was collected through questionnaire survey among 400 households using sample random sampling. Results revealed that, there are many factors contributing to vulnerability but the physical location, poverty, illiteracy rate and the lack of institutional role are the main factors that make the village extremely vulnerable to natural disasters. The results further identified that the village is in a river channel making it vulnerable to flash floods. The structural measures taken are not enough to protect the community for future flooding. The construction of the houses needs to be revisited so that the community is protected in future disasters events. The study further recommends the necessary disaster risk reduction strategies to lessen the overall risk of the community for disaster resilience
Jamal-Uddin1, Syed Ainuddin2, , Dr Ghulam Murtaza3, Shabana Faiz4. (2017) Identifying Factors of Vulnerabilities to Natural Disasters: A Case of Malgagai Refugee Village Killasaifullah, Balochistan, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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