Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to convene an emergency meeting with provincial chief ministers and the heads of all relevant institutions on a strategy to deal with climate change and future flooding, the government announced in a post on X.

“A strategy is being formulated for the construction of water reservoirs in all four provinces, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, and for better water management,” the post read, adding that these reservoirs would be built with cooperation from all provinces.

“Climate change is a reality, and only through effective preparation for it can the damage from natural disasters be prevented,” the post read. All four provinces, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and the federation must work together to protect people from the adverse effects of climate change.

“This is a national issue on which everyone must work together.”