A disaster prevention and mitigation cycle seem to be generally well-known tool in dealing with disasters as well as their consequences. Furthermore, use of this cycle in urban areas is still into doubt. As a result, this study takes a practical strategy to identify problems within its traditional disaster risk management cycle as well as its stages in the scenario of increasing urban floods throughout Pakistan. Semi-structured queries were used to examine flood risk management organizations. Three focus group talks were also undertaken to have a better understanding of the perspectives of various populations. Under each step, thematic analysis was utilized to classify opinions and responses. The results showed that climate change adaptation has become a critical component of long-term disaster risk reduction.