District-level disaster risk and vulnerability in the Northern mountains of Pakistan

Mountain systems of Northern Pakistan are highly vulnerable due to their spatial locality, low natural capacity, insufficient or no alternatives cope and reduce the adverse impacts posed by stresses. This case study aims provide a holistic approach estimate district-level disaster risk vulnerability rankings in northern mountains (∼72,000 km2) integrating inferences from hazard assessments. Based on eight nine coping capacity indicators, districts scaled using Analytic Hierarchy Process overlay weight analysis. The result shows that moderately exposed mountain communities with lower is likely cause calamities mountain-specific constraints. Specifically, level as likelihood destruction severity high Shigar, Diamer Ghanche. Moreover, Gilgit, Shigar Ghizer lie Karakoram portion hazards. ability residing central (Baltistan region) lowest withstand effects hazardous phenomena. expected find possibilities for learning relationship between hazards, disasters capacities communities.