This document has been prepared with the technical assistance of the EU SWITCH-Asia programme (previous Regional Policy Support Component and current SCP Facility) in support to the Ministry of Climate Change. It is been produced in collaboration with UN-Habitat and NUST. Any statement, opinion or advice expressed in this Guideline is made in good faith

The State of Pakistani Cities (SPC) report is a pivotal document which identifies the underlying socio-economic drivers contributing to the state of urbanization in the ten largest cities namely Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Multan, Hyderabad, Islamabad and Quetta and their efficacy to respond to the urbanization challenges. The findings of the study reveal

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The Guideline is based on the retrofit practices applied in twelve earthquake affected schools at two Districts Peshawar and Swat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KP). The Guideline will serve as a guiding tool to undertake the retrofitting of other hazard affected buildings in various schools throughout KP Province, or elsewhere in Pakistan; and to also

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Guidelines for the compliant construction of Leepa-type timber post and beam houses.

Guidelines for the compliant construction of Leepa-type timber post and beam houses. Download Guidelines for compliant construction of Leepa type post and beam houses (English version)

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