NDMA team briefs Astore deputy commissioner on climate-resilient housing
The Acting Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Shoaib received the detailed briefing from the National Disaster Management Authority team.
A National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) team gave a detailed briefing to Acting Deputy Commissioner Astore Muhammad Shoaib on the Climate Resilient Housing project, UrduPoint reported on Wednesday.
The briefing, held in the Gilgit-Baltistan district of Astore, focused on the project that aims to build housing resilient to climate-related hazards.
The NDMA has been working on climate resilience initiatives in mountainous areas, where communities face risks from glacial lake outburst floods and landslides.
No additional details about the project's implementation, cost or timeline were included in the UrduPoint report.
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