Pakistani project wins international award for shielding villages from natural disasters
The project enables communities to build in safer areas, and better prepare for and respond to disasters.
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Article Author: Pakistani project wins international award for shielding villages from natural disasters
Media Source: Dawn (Pakistan)
Date: 3 December 2020
More than one million people have benefited from the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) Pakistan project, which was a gold prize winner at the World Habitat Awards that are organised by the United Nations housing agency (UN-Habitat) for a project that combines satellite images, mapping technologies and the local knowledge of…
More than one million people have benefited from the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) Pakistan project, which was a gold prize winner at the World Habitat Awards that are organised by the United Nations housing agency (UN-Habitat) for a project that combines satellite images, mapping technologies and the local knowledge of villagers to help build climate-proof settlements in disaster-prone areas of Pakistan. AKAH has trained about 50,000 residents to better protect their villages from disasters in the mountainous northern areas which are vulnerable to earthquakes, floods and environmental degradation, and are home to some of the poorest communities.