The Infrastructure Advisory & Project Development (IA&PD) Wing of the National Disaster Management Authority convened a focused seminar on 5th November 2025 at NDMA Headquarters in Islamabad to translate policy into practice for Post Monsoon 2025 recovery. Participants included senior government officials, development partners, representatives from academia and technical experts who examined practical pathways to embed resilience in reconstruction work.
Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik HI(M), Chairman NDMA, underlined the urgency of turning the Building Back Better vision into concrete, actionable frameworks that prioritise safer and greener communities across flood-affected areas. He stressed that sustainability and resilience must be integral to every stage of the recovery process rather than add-on considerations.
Speakers and panelists explored strategies to strengthen infrastructure against flood risks, emphasising design standards, resilient supply chains and maintenance regimes that can reduce future damage. Discussions highlighted how resilient infrastructure investments can lower long-term costs and protect lives and livelihoods in Pakistan’s most vulnerable regions.
The seminar also focused on smart and sustainable reconstruction models that combine local knowledge with climate-smart engineering. Urban planning and critical infrastructure were considered central to these efforts, with emphasis on integrating resilience into municipal development plans, utility networks and transport corridors to withstand extreme weather linked to climate change.
Aligning national recovery with global best practices emerged as a key theme, with development partners and technical experts recommending standards and monitoring mechanisms to ensure quality and accountability. NDMA reiterated its role in leading national resilience-building, disaster risk reduction and sustainable recovery efforts and committed to advancing the Building Back Better agenda through coordinated policies and capacity building at federal and provincial levels.
