Chairman NDMA participated as delegation leader in an event on DRR & resilience in infrastructure at UN HQs, USA
Chairman NDMA LtG Inam Haider Malik participated as delegation leader in an event on Accelerating implementation of DRR & resilience in infrastructure at UN HQs, USA. The event was part of High-Level Meeting of Midterm Review for Implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR. Chairman highlighted crucial role of DRR for developing economies & laid stress on innovative approaches based on local needs. He added that SDGs need to be met through unified global efforts. He stated that Pakistan demonstrated resolve is act of brilliance amidst economic odds but still facing risks of multiple hazards simultaneous coded disasters whereby still under recovery mode after floods 22.
He emphasized to conduct resilience audit of existing infrastructure &resilience NOC needs to be embedded into planning phase of future infra projects. He also mentioned about NDMA’s national think tank NIDM which besides global connectivity, aims to collate academia with all DM responders of respective areas for developing local communities’ centric projects.
Editor: Raja Kamran