ISLAMABAD: Chairman, National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik, participated as delegation
leader in an event on Accelerating implementation of DRR & resilience in
infrastructure at United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA.
The event was part of the High-Level Meeting of Midterm Review for
Implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR, a news release said.
The Chairman NDMA highlighted crucial role of Disaster Risks Reduction
for developing economies & laid stress on innovative DRR approaches
based on local needs. He added that SDGs need to be met through unified
global efforts.
He said that Pakistan’s demonstrated resolve is an act of brilliance
amidst economic odds but still facing risks of multiple hazards with
simultaneous coded disasters whereby still under recovery mode after
floods in 2022.
He emphasized conducting a resilience audit of existing infrastructure
and resilience NOC needs to be embedded into the planning phase of
future infrastructure 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.
