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News for Whom (Size: 9 MB, Type: AVI, Player: Windows Media Player)                                   
The apathetic attitude of journalists reporting post-disaster events was not deliberate. It was so because………they lack professional capacity, commitment and resources required for effective disaster communication. Reporters in the field largely remained oblivious of the real issues and media owners preferred to publish sensational news items.

Defeating the Disaster Woes (Size: 4 MB, Type: AVI, Player: Windows Media Player)                                   
During climate extremes, whether droughts or floods, those living in the disaster prone areas feel it most. Poor farmers suffer first and most severely.
The people faced acute drought conditions in certain areas of Sindh and Balochistan, the southern and south-western provinces of Pakistan from 1999 to 2002 because of a long dry spell. Apart from loss of precious
human lives, this resulted in enormous loss of crops, livestock and natural resources, squeezing livelihood opportunities and resources for sustenance.

Power Beats the Retreat (Size: 7MB, Type: AVI, Player: Windows Media Player)                                   
PFF and its leadership have been active for ensuring fishing rights for fisher people, availability of water in the Indus River and health and educational facilities for the fishing community. Thousands of fishermen, women and children are standing shoulder to shoulder with PFF in this struggle. The “forceful challenge' posed by the fisher people to the all-powerful state institutions are a source of inspiration for the people fighting for their rights.”