Sustainability as a response to climate change Lessons learnt from Badin

Abstract

The relative importance of sustainability can be measured with reference to climate change. Sustainability as an emerging science can strengthen the exploration on adaptation to climate change. The likely effects of climate change include the increase in extreme weather events like heavier precipitation which may leads to risk of heavier flood. Sindh is located in the most vulnerable region, which is prone to intense climate change and natural disasters. Historically, it has suffered from various disasters of both kind including natural & man-made disasters. It ranges from floods to earthquake and riots to epidemics respectively. The flood of 2010 has adversely impacted the province of Sindh. It has not only affected the lives of people but also destruct their houses. Badin is one of the most worst affected district of Sindh. The devastating rains during about four week‟s period have created unprecedented situation of flood in Badin. The scale of flood has further complicated by the poor drainage system and the breeches in LBOD and irrigation system. The focus of this paper would be on the identification of gaps between the disaster associated damages and the response to those damages. The main issue is that an effective coordination between the local government and the communities has been observed during the disaster, but as they have once recovered from the disaster, the process of rehabilitation is seems to be slow. In order to conclude it can be said that the sustainable development can only be achieved by identifying shortfalls and by addressing the risk and vulnerability faced by each sector through the analysis of the baseline study of the city of Badin.