Background and Objectives
Background
The 8 October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan caused the physical disappearance of land. The needs of those families who physically lost their land in the earthquake have been addressed by supporting them to acquire new land and regain the same starting position as others who were reconstructing new homes. Those families on highly hazardous lands, however, remained in limbo, ineligible to access assistance to move, and unable to rebuild or meet housing construction standards as their basic site is not safe.
Objectives
The objective of the project is to support ERRA and the Revenue Department in facilitating access to safe land for families living on hazardous land, in a swift, transparent and safe manner.
Activities
The main activities include:
-Identify all beneficiaries identified, verify claims and facilitate access to land;
-Set up an expanded Land Management Information System linking registered beneficiaries to disbursements of financial assistance;
-Facilitate access to land through ‘one window' operations;
- Develop and operationalise a grievance redress mechanism to provide possibility of appeal;
-Develop training material and train government officials/
Results
- *35,111 walk-in claimants registered (2,984 of them female)
- *28,417 applicants surveyed by Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP)
- *12,693 applicants verified by GSP as residents of High Hazardous Area, registered
- *12,625 applicants out of 12,693 GSP verified applicants, approved after revenue record verification.
- *1,150 applications rejected after revenue record verification
- *12,625 families access to land facilitated (land grant) out of total 12,625 approved cases (1,316 female).
- *3,253 grievances addressed
- *2,000 FAQs, 10,000 posters printed and distributed, 9 radio shows conducted
- *2,724 government officials trained
- *LIMS properly working and generating all the required reports to be used for monitoring and reporting purposes.
Development Partners / Partners
Development Partners: DFID
Partners: ERRA, GSP, Revenue Department
- Pakistan Settlements Flood Recovery Project (PSFRP)
- Primary School Reconstruction in Muzaffarabad (Completed)
- Humanitarian Information and Coordination (Completed)
- Transitional Shelter Provision for Baluchistan Earthquake Victims (Completed)
- Shelter Assistance to IDPs Living Outside of Camps (Completed)
- Water and Sanitation Improvements in Informal Settlements (Completed)
- Disaster Risk Management
- Sustainable Urbanization and Sustainable Energy Construction
- Shelter Assistance to Returnees in Conflict-affected Areas in NWFP (Completed)
- Documenting and Communicating Results Achieved and Lessons Learnt in the Post 2005 Earthquake Rural Housing Reconstruction Programme
- Reconstruction of Girls School in Swat District
- Improving Living conditions of IDPs out off camps through WASH Interventions (Completed)
- Facilitating Access to Safer Land for Earthquake Victims (Completed)
- Strengthening Post-Earthquake Reconstruction
- Joint UN Post-Disaster Assessment Mechanisms (Completed)
- Emergency Shelter Kit Procurement and Distribution (Completed)
- Post-Flood Information Management and Coordination (Completed)
- Facilitating Access to Land for Earthquake Affected Families (Completed)
- Technical and Training Support for the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Completed)
- Support to Spontaneous Shelter Recovery in Earthquake-affected Villages (completed)
- Support To Spontaneous Shelter Recovery in Earthquake Affected Villages in Pakistan (completed)
- Technical Support for National Urban Poverty Alleviation Programme (Completed)
