NDMA Chairman calls for greater financial stimulus to tackle climate emergencies

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik, who is in Thailand, held meetings with various officials at the United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok.

During his meetings, Chairman NDMA briefed the important UN officials about the context of Pakistan’s resilience-oriented transformation and remodelled plan to be adaptive, says an official statement issued here on Tuesday.

He said global focus needs calibration and greater financial stimulus required for technology based global and regional synergy on climate emergencies. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific officials displayed their commitment to work on Early Warning capacity building exchange of intellects for Disaster Risk Reduction in Pakistan.

It was also informed that upgraded Risk and Resilience portal would be customized for Pakistan on Climate Change, and shall be made accessible to support its forecasting and digitizing the response.