PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting to review preparations ahead of the monsoon season.—APP • Body to coordinate with provinces as their cooperation with Centre is key to addressing climate-related disasters • PM directs swift completion of Daanish schools ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed federal and provincial authorities to intensify preparations for the upco­ming monsoon season , ordering the establishment of a national emergency response mechanism and stressing that coordinated action was required to mitigate the growing risks posed by climate change and flooding. Presiding over a meeting to review monsoon preparedness and climate resilience, the prime minister approved the formation of an Emergency Res­ponse Committee head­ed by the planning and development minister. He said Pakistan was among the countries most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change and stressed that effective cooperation between the federation and the provinces was critical to addre­ssing climate-related disasters.