NDMA, PMD to be integrated into MoCC, says Amin Aslam

ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (APP):Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Monday said a summary has been forwarded to the prime minister to integrate National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) into Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC).

He was addressing the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change held here with Senator Sitara Ayaz in Chair.

He said 80 percent of the disasters faced by the country are rendered by climate change. However, keeping in view the disaster risk to the country it was necessary to have a unified umbrella to deal with the lurking climate change impacts and threats.