Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Dr. Musadik Malik met with Chairman National Disaster Management Authority Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik in Islamabad to finalise the National Resilience Plan 2025–2026 ahead of Monsoon 2026. The discussion centred on steps to strengthen preparedness and limit the human and economic toll of seasonal disasters.
Dr. Musadik Malik said the National Resilience Plan must be outcome focused, prioritising clear actions to reduce losses of lives, infrastructure, crops and livestock. He stressed that measurable targets and timelines are essential to ensure vulnerable communities receive timely support and that investments translate into real protection on the ground.
Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik highlighted the need for a comprehensive vulnerability mapping exercise to identify regions most at risk and to assess exposure to floods, cloudbursts, glacial melt, glacier lake outburst floods and landslides. He underscored that preparedness and response must be tailored to local risk profiles to be effective.
The Federal Minister noted that Pakistan’s current disaster response system is fragmented and called for its integration into a single, streamlined framework capable of quick, coordinated action. Both officials agreed the government will work closely with NDMA and relevant stakeholders to build a unified strategy that strengthens response capacity across provinces.
Officials said the National Resilience Plan will focus on early warning, community-level resilience measures and inter-agency coordination to ensure readiness before the 2026 monsoon. The emphasis remains on delivering tangible results for the most exposed populations and reducing the long-term impacts of climate-driven hazards.
