ISLAMABAD: A meeting was held in Islamabad between Climate C
hange Minister Zahid Hamid and newly appointed country representative of the Asia Foundation Sofia Shakil, at the Ministry
of Climate Change.
Federal Minister for Climate C
hange Zahid Hamid said, “Pakistan is facing many disasters as a result of climate c
hange in the form of floods, droughts, sea intrusion and glaciers melting
. Pakistan is ranked 7th among countries most affected by the climate change,” said a press release issued on Wednesday.
He further said
that our emission will go higher as a result of our future developmental process. The government of Pakistan is taking many initiatives to deal with climate change
that includes ratification of Paris agreement, submission of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, National Climate C
hange Policy and Framework for implementation
of Climate C
hange Policy, Climate C
hange Act.
The Climate C
hange Council will be established to implement and prepare projects, while considering international standards. He further i
nformed
that National Assembly has approved the Climate C
hange Act. It would be a functional law within the next three months after getting approval from the Senate. The delegate of ‘The Asia foundation’ was also i
nformed about launching of the Prime Minister’s Green Pakistan Programme.
The country representatives of The Asia Foundation, Sofia Shakil, offered to help in strengthening the new body
of Climate C
hange Council and small grant projects of climate change.
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