The National Disaster Management Authority organized a high-level session titled “Leveraging Innovative Technologies in Proactive Disaster Management” at the Pakistan Pavilion during the COP-31 in Antalya, Türkiye.

Besides others, the session featured Chairman NDMA, Lt Gen Muhammad Hassan Khattak and Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam.

The engagement highlighted Pakistan's transition from a conventional disaster response approach towards a proactive, technology-driven and anticipatory disaster risk management framework.

It also provided an international platform to articulate Pakistan's position on climate vulnerability, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, technology transfer and the need for enhanced international climate financing.

The Chairman NDMA highlighted the National Emergencies Operations Centre as the central platform for real-time hazard monitoring, risk assessment, early warning generation and nationwide coordination of disaster preparedness.

During the session, Pakistan stressed that countries contributing minimally to global emissions should not bear a disproportionate burden of climate impacts without adequate international support.

Sustained investment in climate adaptation, early warning systems, resilient infrastructure, advanced technologies, institutional capacity building and community preparedness is critical to reducing disaster risks and safeguarding development gains.

Equitable access to adaptation finance, technology transfer and international technical cooperation was emphasized as essential to translating global climate commitments into tangible resilience outcomes.

Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to advancing technology-enabled disaster risk reduction, strengthening anticipatory action and early warning systems, and promoting international cooperation on data, technology, institutional capacity and climate finance.