NDMA Seminar Spotlights Women’s Role in Building Climate Resilience
— January 15, 2025
ISLAMABAD (AIA) The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) launched a two-day seminar titled “Transforming Communities through Women and Girls’ Leadership for Climate Resilience and Gender Equality” in Islamabad today.
The seminar aims to highlight the vital role women and girls play in fostering transformative community change, particularly in the areas of climate resilience and disaster management.
In his opening address, NDMA Chairman highlighted that disasters disproportionately impact vulnerable groups, especially women and girls. He emphasised the importance of harnessing their potential within formal disaster risk reduction and anticipatory action frameworks to build community resilience.