ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said the observance of “National Resilience Day” reminded him of the need to adopt best practices to implement desired policy actions and strategies to build a resilient nation. The president also urged the international community to provide all possible support to Pakistan to tackle the negative impacts of climate change. “We commemorate this occasion with a mission and commitment to advance national preparedness by improving and increasing the nation’s resilience to disasters,” he said. The president said Pakistan had a negligible contribution to climate change while it had become a foremost victim of the phenomenon. The observance of this day as “National Resilience Day” is also an occasion for stock-taking and to reiterate our commitment to make greater efforts for preparing ourselves to face all such adversities.

Source: The Nation October 08, 2022 08:41 UTC