China Offers Experience Sharing In Disaster Relief And Reconstruction.

China has offered Pakistan its full support in sharing experience in disaster relief, post-disaster reconstruction and in formulating reconstruction plans.

During an online meeting with Chairman National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Director of China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Luo Zhaohui said that in the next step, China is ready to support Pakistan in the reconstruction of the flood affected areas, and is willing to share its own experience and techniques.

According to a Gwadar's report, in the past, China has been highly vulnerable to earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, typhoons, blizzards and pandemics. It has long experienced its fair share of natural disasters.

Against a backdrop of rapid economic growth and an ever-changing climate that threatens to increase the frequency and severity of adverse natural events, China has been making headway to reduce vulnerability and prepare for the inevitable. The country has applied technology to disasters in creative ways.

Talking to the media, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said, 'The world has to be a partner in rehabilitation and reconstruction. We need to build resilient infrastructure that can withstand...

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