INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Saturday sought parliamentarians cooperation for catastrophe risk reduction
and sustainable goals.&You are the tregret faces and representatives of your area, no matter which political party you belong, this was the
issue of every one and you have to sensitize this vulnerable group&, the minister said while addressing the launching ceremony of
Parliamentarian's Caucus on Disaster Risk Reduction/Management (DRR/M).The moot was organized by National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA) in collaboration with Ministry of Climate Change here at a local hotel.In past, the minister said, climate change issues, being faced
by the country, were much addressed properly but now with the tireless efforts of her ministry for risk management and mitigation of
catastrophes, the world has acknowledged our stance that how severe climate changes were witnessed in Pakistan.Zartaj said it is
responsibility of every one to play their role in drafting every legislation and policy related to environment rather it was being
formulating at national or provincial level.NDMA was chaired directly by the Prime Minister Imran Khan himself and for the first time a
caucus was being made for accepting proposeions of all to produce fruitful results, she added.Chairman NDMA, Lt
Omar Hayat Mahmood said the Parliamentarians in their legislative, representative and over-sighting roles, have a unique responsibility for
representing, communicating and translating local concerns into laws and policies frameworks and their implementation.They can, therefore,
play meaningful role in facilitating catastrophe-resilient development within constituencies, and could endegree that national policies have
integrated catastrophe risk reduction as an instrument for sustainable development, he added.Zartaj Gul as chairperson of the caucus aimed
at set uping a &Parliamentarians& Caucus on DRR/M,& across party lines, of initially a small chooseed group of parliamentarians from both
the Homes of the Parliament and provincial assemblies.A group of about thirty (30) parliamentarians would be formulated to promote policy
dialogue on aspects of DRR and DRM, international frameworks sustainable development goals (SDGs), climate change and child protection in
humanitarian response situations, amongst other issues.The opening session was arranged for engaging the parliamentarians to be trained on
International Frameworks and conduct policy dialogues with the aim to support the government agenda of "leaving no one behind".National
Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is mandated under the National Disaster Management Act 2010 to manage total spectrum of catastrophe
Management.NDMA is focused on building resilience through institutionalization of DRR/M and supporting the Provincial District Disaster
Management Authorities, to support to communities on preparedness and resilience to catastrophe with a special emphasis on empowering women
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