Pakistan Floods: Need for Tackling Development from a Different Perspective

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 13 (IPS) – Last year’s devastating floods in Pakistan cost the country more than US$30 billion, about 6.4 trillion rupees.

The entire Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2021-2022 was valued at 900 billion rupees. This means that the floods wiped out development gains worth more than six PSDPs. This disproportionately affects the vulnerable segments of society, especially women, girls, the elderly and persons with disabilities.

Read the full story, “Pakistan Floods: Need for Tackling Development from a Different Perspective”, on globalissues.org

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