In mountain valleys around the world, people and their livelihoods are often squeezed between steep slopes and sediment deposits from past floods, which elevate the level of the riverbeds. In 2022, heavy rains and extended floods during the monsoon season caused tragic loss of life and great damage in Pakistan, including in the Swat Valley (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province), an area that faces recurrent floods including a major event in 2010. An analysis of the 2022 floods commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation revealed that watershed dynamics and the occupation of hazardous flood plains were the main drivers of risk prior to the disaster. The role of climate change could not be assessed by the study. At this technical session the event analysis will be presented by its lead author Christoph Lehmann (Hydrologist, Lehmann Hydrologie-Wasserbau). The insights and lessons learned for building back better and reducing disaster risk will be reflected on by DRR experts and discussed with the audience.

ABOUT THE GLOBAL FACILITY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION AND RECOVERY (GFDRR) is a global partnership that helps low- and lower-middle-income countries better understand and reduce their vulnerabilities to natural hazards and adapt to climate change. GFDRR provides grant financing, technical assistance, training and knowledge sharing activities to mainstream disaster and climate risk management in national and regional policies, strategies, and investment plans. The Program Management Unit, located within the World Bank, manages [ Ссылка ] grant resources to carry out GFDRR’s mission.

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