Posts Tagged ‘ relief ’

Between the Earthquakes and the War

Nov 2013

PLUS PHOTOS | Balochistan's earthquake victims find themselves suspended in fear.
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How Hazards Become Disasters

Dec 2012

English | اردو The development-industrial complex ignores the structural inequality that turns natural hazards into disasters. The state and global institutions of governance talk about disasters as a technical problem. They talk about disaster management using certain keywords and terms, such as vulnerability, risk reduction, and disaster preparedness. This techno-bureaucratic talk is rooted in an ideology that...
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Disaster Relief & Propaganda

Dec 2012

English | اردو From political parties and the government to the army and Islamist groups, everyone has tried to score political points on tragedy. I visited Punjab’s Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan districts with Rana Farooq, the Federal Minister for Climate Change, and his official flood relief delegation this September. Both districts were badly hit by...
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