{"id":106065,"date":"2025-06-14T10:45:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T05:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=106065"},"modified":"2025-06-14T10:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T05:45:25","slug":"federal-minister-for-climate-change-calls-for-urgent-climate-adaptation-and-water-cooperation-at-brussels-think-tank-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/106065\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Minister for Climate Change Calls for Urgent Climate Adaptation and Water Cooperation at Brussels Think Tank Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brussels (National Times) Federal Minister for Climate Change, Dr. Musadik Malik, delivered a compelling keynote address at a high-level policy briefing titled \u201cFrom Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms in South Asia Adapt to Climate Change,\u201d co-hosted by the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) and the Office of the Chief Economist for South Asia at the World Bank Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to an audience of climate experts, policymakers, and development stakeholders, Dr. Malik underscored Pakistan\u2019s acute vulnerability to climate change, citing the devastating 2022 floods as a stark reminder of the urgent need for global cooperation on climate adaptation. 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