Climate diplomacy vital tool for tackling global warming: Amin Aslam
He said government is fully aware of the mounting climate change challenges facing Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam has said pedaling climate diplomacy for climate action is a vital tool to tackling common global climate risk affecting the world.
Addressing the participants of European Union’s Climate Diplomacy Day held at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA), the Adviser said, the world leaders must come forward and join hands to help each other boost their resilience against unfolding climate change-caused disasters, particularly floods, forest fires and warming-triggered diseases such as dengue.
He said government is fully aware of the mounting climate change challenges facing Pakistan and is taking adequate measures to deal with them utilising its own resources.
Ambassador-Designate of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara said EU continues to reaffirm its steadfast commitment to the Paris Agreement to deal with climate change.
Androulla Kaminara pledged that the EU will continue engaging with partners, including Pakistan, to address the common challenge of climate change through a multilateral approach. Particularly since Pakistan is ranked as the seventh country most venerable to climate change in the world.
Rab Nawaz, Senior Director Programmes, WWF-Pakistan said Pakistan is at risk of climate related natural hazards.
He appreciated the activism of youth and civil society organizations in recent Climate March events held in different cities all over Pakistan.
