Seminar held on flood resilience studies

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A seminar was arranged on ‘Pakistan Flood Resilience Studies project’ by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Saturday. PDMA Director General Mujahid Sherdil chaired the seminar while NDMA Chairman Zafar Iqbal Qadir was the chief guest.
The seminar was organised to invite feedback from all stakeholders on the proposed ‘Guidelines for Climate Change Resilient Village Reconstruction in Punjab’.
The proposed guidelines were prepared by Mott McDonalds from UK and were presented by a team of foreign experts Davey Lorna and Sam Jewers. All stakeholders appreciated the efforts of the Punjab PDMA for formulating the guidelines with the help of foreign consultants.
The stakeholders gave suggestions for improvements in and better implementation of the guidelines within peculiar socioeconomic and physical conditions in the province.