Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered immediate execution of the climate ministry’s short-term monsoon plan to reduce losses next year.
- Phase one targets repairs to dykes, flood gates and critical drainage within roughly 200–250 days and integrates district and tehsil early-warning operations via AC and DC offices.
- The programme’s next steps expand drainage and flood-management capacity over about three years, culminating in climate-resilient infrastructure over five years.
- Sharif tasked the Climate Change and Planning ministries and the NDMA to coordinate with provinces, with preparations to convene the National Water Council for national water planning.
- Officials cited severe recent impacts, including 2022 damage near 9% of GDP and mass displacement, and said the premier will personally lead and review implementation, with plans for temporary schools and mobile health units in affected areas.