Shaping enabling policies, institutional frameworks, and investment priorities that support inclusive, anticipatory, and financially sustainable approaches to climate and humanitarian preparedness. This pillar amplifies community and local-level voices and translates evidence, lived experience, and lessons learned into actionable policy change at sub-national, national, and regional levels.

This action area contributes directly to SDG 13.2, which calls for integrating climate action into policies and strategies, and SDG 16, by strengthening participatory and responsive governance. It advances Sendai Framework Priority 2, supporting coherent policy frameworks and institutional arrangements for disaster risk governance, while also influencing Priority 3 by shaping policies that encourage investment in resilience and risk reduction.

Through this pillar, the Forum convenes governments, civil society, community networks, academia, the private sector, media, and financial actors around shared advocacy agendas. Policy dialogue is grounded in local realities, equity, and inclusion, ensuring that preparedness and resilience strategies reflect community-led solutions and address disproportionate climate and disaster impacts. This approach is aligned with the Pakistan NAP, which emphasizes policy coherence, stakeholder engagement, and mainstreaming adaptation across sectors.

Advocacy and Policy Influence operationalizes the Forum’s Network of Networks by aligning diverse organizations around coordinated advocacy efforts and strengthening collective engagement with policymakers, development partners, and climate finance institutions. A key focus is promoting enabling policy environments for risk financing, insurance, and anticipatory action, consistent with Articles 7 and 9 of the Paris Agreement and Pakistan NDC 3.0’s emphasis on mobilizing international support and inclusive climate finance.