{"id":62109,"date":"2020-03-01T22:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=62109"},"modified":"2020-02-28T18:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T13:23:56","slug":"project-launched-improve-tsunami-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/project-launched-improve-tsunami-preparedness.html","title":{"rendered":"UNDP launches project to improve tsunami, earthquake preparedness in coastal areas of Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project titled \u2018Strengthening Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness in the Coastal Areas of Pakistan\u2019 \u00a0\u2014 supported by the Japanese government \u2014has been launched, a news source reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/model-village-handed-over-to-2013-earthquake-affectees.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Model village handed over to 2013 earthquake affectees (opens in a new tab)\">Model village handed over to 2013 earthquake affectees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is being implemented with the coordination and\ntechnical support of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA),\nProvincial Disaster Management Authorities of Sindh and Balochistan, the\nPakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), NED University of Engineering and\nTechnology and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The target of the project is to provide policy and operational support at the national, provincial and local levels through research and analysis. It also aims to enhance the resilience of the communities prone to the coastal hazards in Sindh and Balochistan, apart from helping them to expand their livelihood opportunities . For this purpose, the project\u2019s focus will be on the areas of Karachi West, Malir and Gwadar districts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/reconstruction-houses-quake-hit-areas-start-legal-modalities-ndma-chairman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Reconstruction of houses in quake-hit areas to start after legal modalities: NDMA Chairman (opens in a new tab)\">Reconstruction of houses in quake-hit areas to start after legal modalities: NDMA Chairman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event also marked the opening session of an\ninternational workshop titled \u2018Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Tsunami\nEarly Warning\u2019 jointly organised by the United Nations Educational Scientific\nand Cultural Organization Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO-IOC)\nand the UNDP Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness project, in collaboration with\nthe PMD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project titled \u2018Strengthening Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness in the Coastal Areas of Pakistan\u2019 \u00a0\u2014 supported by the Japanese government \u2014has been launched, a news source reported. Read: Model village handed over to 2013 earthquake affectees The project is being implemented with the coordination and technical support of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Provincial Disaster Management Authorities of Sindh and Balochistan, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), NED University of Engineering and Technology and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society. The target of the project is to provide policy and operational support at the national, provincial and local levels through research and analysis. It also aims to enhance the resilience of the communities prone to the coastal hazards in Sindh and Balochistan, apart from helping them to expand their livelihood opportunities . For this purpose, the project\u2019s focus will be on the areas of Karachi West, Malir and Gwadar districts. Read: Reconstruction of houses in quake-hit areas to start after legal modalities: NDMA Chairman The event also marked the opening session of an international workshop titled \u2018Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Tsunami Early Warning\u2019 jointly organised by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":61114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15181],"tags":[21433,21432],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-62109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-earthquake-preparedness-in-coastal-areas-of-pakistan","9":"tag-undp-launches-project-to-improve-tsunami","10":"cat-15181-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Project launched to improve tsunami preparedness - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Karachi: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project titled \u2018Strengthening Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness in the Coastal Areas of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/project-launched-improve-tsunami-preparedness.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Project launched to improve tsunami preparedness - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Karachi: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project titled \u2018Strengthening Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness in the Coastal Areas of\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/project-launched-improve-tsunami-preparedness.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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