The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) facilitated a training course on Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in Islamabad, Pakistan from 05 to 08 August 2024. Development workers from Aga Khan Agency for Habitat Pakistan (AKAHP), Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), CESVI Foundation, Concern Worldwide, LASOONA Relief and Development Organization, National Integrated Development Association (NIDA), and Welthungerhilfe (WHH) participated in the training course.

Among the topics discussed were key concepts related to CBDRM and CCA, participatory risk assessment (PRA), CBDRM planning, mainstreaming DRR and CCA at the community level, and emergency preparedness and response. Aside from the ADPC team, trainers from Concern Worldwide and Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) of Pakistan also facilitated sessions at the event. Rescue 1122 tackled basic life support, community-based search and rescue, and fire safety.

The training course was part of capacity development interventions under the Building Resilience and Addressing Vulnerabilities to Emergencies (BRAVE) program, which primarily seeks to increase the capacity and ability of at-risk communities (especially women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities) to better anticipate, adapt to, and absorb the negative impacts of climate-related hazards and associated risks, shocks, and stresses. It is being implemented by a consortium of organizations led by Concern Worldwide together with Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), HelpAge International, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), and ADPC. BRAVE receives generous support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FDCO) of the Government of the United Kingdom.