This rings especially true for Resham and her fellow residents in the southeastern province of Sindh, home to some of the hardest-hit areas that are still susceptible to seasonal floods from monsoon rains.
“(We take) whatever relief the government can offer to us. But if they don’t provide it, we cannot force them. We are poor people, we are already in pain,” she said.
About 45 per cent of Sindh’s population live below the poverty line. Government estimates suggest that poverty rates in the region increased by as much as 10 per cent in the aftermath of the 2022 floods, plunging already-impoverished communities further into financial ruin.
BUILDING GREEN HOMES
The Sindh government is working with UNICEF and the World Bank to address one of the most urgent challenges facing those living in flood-prone areas: the need for sturdy, flood-resistant houses.
They are giving grants of about US$1,000 each to 2.1 million affected households in the province to help them build new homes.
Aside from being climate-resilient, the houses also aim to be more environmentally friendly.
