USAID Mission Director calls on Chairman NDMA.

ISLAMABAD -- USAID Mission Director Reed Aeschliman called on NDMA Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik here on Monday.

Both sides discussed various aspects of collaboration between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) especially after recent floods in Pakistan, a news release said.

While highlighting the global climate change impacts on Pakistan, the Chairman apprised of NDMA's vision to adapt a remodelled structure as well as an efficient and significant participatory frameworks (both domestic and global level) for meaningful risk prevention strategy against disasters.

He indicated ongoing plans for a comprehensive National Disaster Management Plan to revamp the existing approach through a swift readiness audit.

He also shed light on NDMA's plans for participating a supportive role for provincial...

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