2011 Pakistan floods : preliminary damage and needs assessment

Pakistan experienced severe flooding
after torrential monsoon rains hit southern Sindh and the
adjoining areas of Punjab and north-eastern Balochistan in
August 2011. Flash floods triggered by the monsoon rain
caused severe damage to infrastructure in the affected
areas. Entire villages and urban centers have been flooded,
homes have been destroyed, and over a million acres of crops
and agricultural lands have been damaged. A Damage and Needs
Assessment (DNA) has been commissioned in the wake of the
floods. The DNA assesses the extent of the damage and the
needs for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the damaged
assets and infrastructure, and restoration of livelihoods
and economic productivity. It provides the strategic
underpinnings for medium- to long-term post-floods
reconstruction, recovery planning, prioritization, and
programming. This report quantifies physical damage and
presents sector level recovery and reconstruction
strategies. Taking into account the extent of the damage and
the proposed strategies, the report then quantifies
corresponding needs.