Pakistan calls for robust climate strategies, access to int'l funds to counter climate change

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Romina Khurshid Alam, coordinator to the Pakistani prime minister on climate change and environmental coordination, on Thursday called for robust climate strategies and better access to international funds to enhance preparedness for climate-related natural disasters.

"It is essential to make climate risk management strategies and enable access to climate financing to implement projects that strengthen countries' resilience to climate change impacts," the official said during a seminar on climate change.