Pakistan has established a disaster management agency aimed at enhancing the country’s disaster preparedness and mitigation measures, Pakistan’s Daily Times reports. Created under a 2006 law, the National Institute of Disaster Management will serve as a venue for training and research for both the public and private sectors. The Pakistani government is set to build an NIDM building complex with financial and technical assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
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Tarra Quismundo
Tarra Quismundo joined Devex Manila as a staff writer in October 2009 after more than six years of working as a reporter for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a nationwide daily, for which she covered major breaking news in politics, military, police and international affairs. Tarra's Devex News coverage focuses on key Asian donors and top aid officials around the globe.
