Minister principally approves draft of climate change policy

Islamabad, April 26, 2011 (PPI): Federal Minister for Environment and Women Development Samina Khalid Ghurki has principally approved the Draft of climate change policy while chairing core group meeting on climate change here Tuesday.

Meeting was attended by Federal Secretary of Environment Khawaja Muhammad Naeem, Director General Environment, Jawaid Ali Khan, Former State Minister of Environment Malik Ameen Aslam, Dr. Qamar Uz Zaman Chaudhry, Dr. Aurangzeb, Representatives of Federal and Provincial departments and other Environmental Experts.

Federal Minister said during the core group meeting that Pakistan is the most vulnerable country due to global warming and climate change. Pakistan is low contributor of the pollution, while it is the most affected country in the global community. She said that it is the need of time to make comprehensive measures to meet the challenges of the global warming and climate change. She said that Pakistan is facing extra ordinary pressure of the worse impact of climate change however, sustainable and long lasting plans of action and different projects has to be made to tackle these challenges. She underlined that Ministry of Environment is taking serious initiatives in this regard.

She was of the view that climate change policy draft is a landmark initiative of the ministry of Environment. She lauded the efforts of all core group members who rendered their extra ordinary services for this mission. The federal minister expressed her deep commitment that Ministry of Environment will leave no stone unturned to provide healthy and green environment to our coming generations.

Federal Secretary Environment Khawaja Muhammad Naveed said that climate change policy draft has been finalized after continuous consultation with all provinces and related stakeholders. Their suggestions and proposals were taken in account and a draft has been made with national spirit.