A high-level Turkish technical delegation led by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) visited Pakistan to explore new avenues of cooperation between Türkiye and Pakistan in flood management, climate resilience, and early warning systems, reaffirming the longstanding partnership between the two brotherly countries in addressing climate-related challenges.
The working visit was aimed at facilitating technical consultations, field assessments, and institutional exchanges to develop a joint roadmap for future collaboration in disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, and climate adaptation initiatives.
The Turkish delegation comprised experts from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye, the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), the General Directorate for Water Management, and TİKA.
During their stay in Pakistan, the delegation held a series of high-level meetings and technical consultations with key Pakistani institutions, including the Federal Flood Commission (FFC), Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC).
A key highlight of the visit was an important meeting with Secretary Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Ms. Aisha Humera Chaudhary, along with senior ministry officials, where both sides discussed avenues for strengthening bilateral cooperation and sharing experiences in flood and disaster management practices adopted in Türkiye and Pakistan. During the discussions, the two sides exchanged detailed information on ongoing and planned initiatives related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), flood and river basin management, glacier and avalanche monitoring, desertification and erosion control, climate-resilient infrastructure development, and early warning and hydrometeorological observation systems.
Both sides also explored potential cooperation in zero-waste initiatives, institutional capacity building, technical training programmes, and joint research and development projects aimed at enhancing climate adaptation and disaster resilience.
As part of the visit, the Turkish delegation conducted field visits to major hydrometeorological monitoring and flood management facilities in Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Lahore, including telemetry-based hydro-meteorological stations, flood-affected river areas, and operational forecasting centres.
