ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik said Pakistan is aiming to strengthen community based preparedness regime through national level simulation exercises to mitigate impact of climate-induced disasters and emergencies in country.

Mr. Carlos Geha, UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA’s Head of Office for Pakistan called on Chairman NDMA, Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik in his office.https://t.co/UKmv7zolVv pic.twitter.com/dl5sZF4h1j

— NDMA PAKISTAN (@ndmapk) January 27, 2023

Chairman apprised UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Head of Office for Pakistan Carlos Geha who called on him here a news release said.

He discussed contours of Remodeled National Preparedness and Response (RNPR) system and stated that digitally updated National Emergencies and Operations Centre (NEOC) would be house of collaborative data for early warning system, generating alerts and consequently information-based decision-making for proactive management of disaster or emergency in given circumstance.

He outlined role of National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) to facilitate multi-sectoral researches along with countrywide universities in field disaster management and formulate research-driven modules for contingency plans and mock exercises to build national resilience towards climatic hazards.

OCHA Head commended NDMA’s plan to transform disaster management system in Pakistan and extended his organisation’s full support to accomplish these tasks.

Both sides agreed upon establishing benchmarks for joint ventures and arranging staff-level meetings on monthly basis to meet common objectives for building resilience and better response mechanism in hazard-prone areas.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 28 2023

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