Pakistan Participates In Key Regional Meeting In Thailand
NDMA Pakistan’s delegation, headed by Chairman NDMA, participated in the 18th meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) in Bangkok, Thailand today. Two-day RCC meeting from 23 – 24 January 2025, is being co-hosted by the government of Thailand and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC).TThe he The
Regional Consultative Committee for promoting consultation and cooperation in reducing disaster and climate change risks in Asia and the Pacific region.
The theme of this year’s RCC meeting is “Sustainable Anticipatory Actions for Resilient Development Goals”, which strongly resonates with NDMA Pakistan’s proactive Disaster Risk management (DRM) approach to timely anticipate disasters through advanced technologies and take appropriate actions to reduce losses.
Chairman NDMA Lt. Gen Inam Haider Malk HM(I) was a keynote speaker in the technical session on Financial Mechanisms and Investments – Climate Finance, Investment for Resilience Building, and Disaster Risk Finance today.
In his keynote speech, the chairman highlighted the impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific Region and Pakistan. Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and water-related crises threaten socio-economic development progress in the region.
He stressed the need for developing appropriate financial mechanisms to provide the financial resources necessary to most affected countries in dealing with the impacts of climate change through DRR and CCA.
He also highlighted the interventions being carried out by NDMA Pakistan to enhance its resilience and adaptation capabilities including the establishment of a state-of-the-art AI-driven National Emergencies Operations Center (NEOC), technology-centered collaborations with other countries, streamlining organizational priorities to access global funds, and the utilization of an anticipatory action approach for disaster preparedness and emergency response in Pakistan.
This significant RCC forum, established in 2000 and now a key organ under ADPC’s Charter, provides a platform for regional consultation and collaboration to address disaster and climate risks in Asia and the Pacific.
