A Paradigm Shift from Emergency Response to Reconstruction and Rehabilitation: Creation of Peak National Body for Disaster Management in Pakistan
The earthquake of 8 October 2005, an unprecedented disaster in the history of Pakistan, led to an equally exceptional national response.Reconstruction and rehabilitation of affected areas was indeed a herculean task.The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) was immediately established as a peak national Milk Thistle body wit