Abstract :
Introduction: Disasters are the catastrophic events which affects human lives, infrastructure and
economy at significant scale. Pakistan is vulnerable to disasters due to its climate change and
geography. Climate change causes much more complications and disasters. So, there should be
focus on climate change adaptations to reduce disaster risks. If country spends 1 dollar on DRR it
saves 5 to 7 dollars to be spent on same population if disaster strike. So, development for disaster
risk reduction is much more important. Making the communities resilient and reduces vulnerability
environmental sustainability is very important. After the Millennium Development Goals
recommendations, Pakistan is also trying to gain environmental sustainability but more in papers
instead of practically. So, the need is to make sure practical implementations of these plans and
efforts. The objective of this study was to overview the sustainable environmental development
and disaster risk reduction in the context of Pakistan.
Methodology: This is the descriptive cross-sectional review study.
Conclusion: As Pakistan is vulnerable for natural disasters due to its geography and climate
change like floods, landslides, droughts and Tsunamis. These impact communities according to
vulnerability level of the community. Impacts of these disasters on communities can be reduced
by reducing their vulnerability and increasing their resilience level.
Keyword :
Disaster, Climate Change, Sustainable Environment, Millennium Development Goals