Disaster and Humanitarian Unit

Establishment of Disaster and Humanitarian Unit

Posted Sat, 11/22/2008 - 10:53 by Anonymous

By the mid of 2008, PFF reviewed its strategies and themes. During this review, it was realized that large part of PFF’s activities are being carried out under the theme of disaster and humanitarian, therefore, it was felt to establish a separate component with specific objective and agenda of dealing with disaster and humanitarian issues in the disaster prone areas that directly and indirectly are affecting fisherfolks and environment.

A crisis in the making

Posted Sun, 11/23/2008 - 19:08 by Anonymous

Is the monsoon season good news for everyone? Perhaps not!

The clouds have started bearing more rumbling water from the Arabian Sea and will soon approach the coastal belt of Sindh, which is a disaster-prone area. The monsoon season is generally welcomed throughout the country because of the pleasant weather it brings, but the flipside is that many areas like the coastal belt of Sindh will be flooded, resulting in the loss of both life and property.

Preparing fishers against natural disasters- project report

Posted Sat, 11/29/2008 - 15:40 by Anonymous

PFF in a joint venture with Oxfam Great Britain (GB) launched a Gift Unwrapped project, known as PKNA 71, for supporting people of Jatti, Thatta, to prepare them for the disasters like rainfall, cyclone and floods. Besides help them to uplift their economy and standards of lives. It started in August 2007 and successfully ended in April 2008. The over all objective of the project was to reduce the vulnerabilities of disaster prone communities through strengthened infrastructure facilities and response capacity.

Risk of Tsunami off Sumatra remains large, says new research

Posted Fri, 12/05/2008 - 15:39 by Anonymous

The risk of another large earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, the area struck by a 9.2 magnitude quake and tsunami in 2004 resulting in the death of 225,000 people, remains large, new research claims.

The report published in the journal Nature today claims that the subduction zone is "ripe" for yet another large seismic event, despite a series of quakes in 2007. "From what we saw we can say with some confidence that we're probably not done with large earthquakes in Sumatra," author Jean-Philippe Avouac, from the Tectonics, said.

Floodwaters Give New Life to Pakistani Class Dispute

Posted Wed, 09/22/2010 - 04:01 by saeedbaloch

Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
By CARLOTTA GALL
Published: September 15, 2010

THATTA, Pakistan — Despite being flooded out of their homes and forced to camp on embankments, there is one community that is happy about Pakistan’s worst floods in living memory. They are the fishermen of the Indus River delta, whose livelihoods have diminished over the years from a lack of water, and who welcome the sudden abundance.

Cyclone Altert 2011 Updates

Posted Thu, 06/09/2011 - 08:33 by Admin

Update 2
As we have been in continually in touch with the relevant departments for timely updates on the emerging tropical cyclone from current low depression in Arabian sea some 360 nautical miles from Sindh coast.

This is what PAK MET response is:
The system is still stationary and northerly winds are preventing it from developing, otherwise the low pressure, sea temperature are favorable for cyclone generation. It will be clear in coming 12-18 hours that would there be any cyclone or this will remain a low pressure. The stationary presence of this depression in deep sea shows that even after generation it will take few days to make a land fall.

PFF Response to that Information:

Badin rainfall causes displacement

Posted Mon, 08/15/2011 - 10:43 by Admin

PFF quick assessment
Badin rainfall causes displacement
August 11, 2011

Rain updates August 12, 2011

Posted Mon, 08/15/2011 - 11:01 by Admin

Rain updates August 12, 2011

Rain and drains breaching updates

Posted Mon, 08/15/2011 - 11:06 by Admin

Rain and drains breaching updates
Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF)
Aug14, 2011

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) teams visited the rain affected areas in Badin, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, TandoAllahyar and Thatta districts to observe the situation, which turned horrible on Sunday while major Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) and other small drains caused breaching due to heavy rains and receiving canal water. Around 150,000 populationsare reportedly affected only in Jhudo, Pangrio, Dighri, and 50 other villages inundated in MirpurKhas district where the breaching occurred.

PFF Rain, flood updates Sep5, 2011

Posted Tue, 09/06/2011 - 06:59 by Admin

Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) teams collected information of their respective project areas, including Badin, Jamshoro, Umerkot, Sanghar, and Thatta districts reveals that the recent incessant rains followed by drain damages and canal breaches have affected wide areas of the province. The government figures show the 80 percent loss to standing crops, like cotton, paddy, sugarcane, chilli and vegetables. It is feared that the displaced people may face food shortage, as they have almost lost the sources of livelihoods and food. First Rain Spell started on August 8, 2011 hit hard to Mirpurkhas, Badin, Tando Mohammed Khan and parts of Tharparkar like Mithi, Jati in Thatta, Kunri and other areas in Umerkot and Tando Allahyar districts.

Happy New Year

Posted Sun, 01/01/2012 - 10:18 by saeedbaloch

Dear Friends, We Passed a year with hard struggle together for betterment of our Peoples, Climate Justice, Debt cancellation just a World free from all kind exploitation and Hope New Year will bind us for more.
Wish My All Friends A very Happy New Year.
cheer
saeed
General Secretary
Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum