Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik met U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome here on Wednesday and acknowledged U.S.led support for flood victims.
The chairman NDMA also shared NDMA’s vision of transforming the response approach from reactive to proactive, a news release said.The chairman NDMA highlighted the need for a futuristic technology-driven framework that can be the interface of integrated emergency response with all stakeholders, humanitarian agencies and international donors besides taking initiatives like the ‘Disaster Risk Atlas’ of the country.
The ambassador highlighted U.S ongoing efforts with the support of diverse partners to minimize damages in flood affected areas and underscored the strong collaboration at the front of climate-induced disaster management.—APP