DRR workshop for Climate-Resilient CPEC development concludes

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jun, 2026) In a significant step toward strengthening climate resilience and sustainable infrastructure under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), leading scientific and policy institutions jointly concluded a five-day international training workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Green Development at COMSATS University Islamabad.

The workshop was jointly organized by the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO), China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences (CPJRC), and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), with collaboration from the UNESCO Chair for Mountain Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience and ANSO-DRR.

The closing ceremony was graced by the Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Ms. Romina Khurshid Alam, as chief guest. She highlighted Pakistan’s heightened vulnerability to climate-induced disasters and stressed the need for stronger early warning systems, resilient infrastructure, climate-smart planning, and science-based policymaking.

Executive Director COMSATS, Ambassador Zakaria, reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to science-based solutions for climate change challenges, emphasizing the integration of risk-informed decision-making, climate science, ecosystem preservation, and innovation into national and international development frameworks.

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Prof. Hong Tianhua, Executive Director CPJRC, underscored that disaster risk reduction and sustainable development are interdependent pillars for achieving a resilient future.

During the workshop, 18 experts and scientists from Pakistan and China delivered specialized lectures and hands-on training on landslide dynamics, geophysical flow modelling, glacier systems, high-altitude hazard monitoring, disaster risk assessment, early warning systems, resilient infrastructure, de-risking investments under CPEC, circular economy approaches, and regional energy cooperation.

A total of 70 participants from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, and Syria benefited from the training.

The organizers said the knowledge and partnerships developed during the workshop will help strengthen resilience, promote green development, and support climate-responsive planning across CPEC and the wider Belt and Road region.