Director General, Dr. Imtiaz Bhatti, ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ at the ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ป โ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒโ on February 25, 2025. The event, hosted in collaboration with Consortium for Development Policy Research (๐๐๐ฃ๐ฅ), International Growth Centre (๐๐๐), The World Bank, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ The Urban Unit ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, brought together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to tackle the pressing challenges of climate-resilient urban development.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป “๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐”:
๐น How ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ-๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ threaten urban livability.
๐น The disproportionate impact of climate risks on marginalized communities due to inadequate infrastructure.
๐น The urgent need for ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for evidence-based planning.
๐ก ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ & ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐:
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๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด leveraging climate data for risk mitigation.
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๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ & ๐๐ฒ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ to enhance urban resilience.
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๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ to combat heat islands.
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๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ to prevent gentrification & displacement.
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๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ & ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ for future-ready cities.
The ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฅ, ๐๐๐, Institute of Business Administration ๐๐๐, ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ marks a significant step in designing policies that ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ. The DG looked forward to continued engagements to translate these discussions into ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
Earlier in the program, DURPSPโs Director (Technical), Syed Jawad Muzaffar, spoke on the hazards of climate change and need for futuristic planning.
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Imran Bhatti is an accomplished public sector leader with nearly two decades of experience spanning urban governance, disaster resilience, institutional reform, and policy innovation. His career reflects a consistent commitment to designing and delivering transformative initiatives that improve citizensโ lives.
As Director General of Urban Regional Policy & Strategic Planning and the founding Project Director of the Yellow Line BRT in Karachi, he has led large-scale infrastructure and mobility projects in complex, fragmented governance environments.
His frontline leadership during the 2010 floods, Cyclone Phet, and the 2011 torrential rains underscores his expertise in disaster management and resilience planning.
Holding a Master of Public Policy from Monash University, he combines strategic foresight with evidence-based approaches to policy design, regulatory governance, and institutional capacity building.
His experience also includes senior roles overseeing food safety regulation, solid waste management, and public transport contracting, demonstrating a track record of transparent procurement, stakeholder engagement, and merit-based administration. Driven by integrity and purpose, he is dedicated to advancing sustainable urban development, strengthening institutional accountability, and fostering inclusive, resilient communities.
