Viable policy framework stressed for climate resilience Islamabad January 29, 2021 Islamabad : The need for a viable policy framework to boost climate resilience of the country’s urban areas against climate change-caused natural disasters was emphasised by experts during the National Inception Workshop on Climate-Resilient Urban Settlement here on Thursday. According to them, heatwaves and flooding are major threats to the very sustainability of the cities irrespective of their sizes. Cities can be disaster-resilient only through the capacity-building of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within these cities to survive, adapt and grow no matter what type of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.