ISLAMABAD – Advisor to Prime Minister on climate change, Malik Amin Aslamsaid Monday first ever National Wildlife policy draft would be soonsubmitted to cabinet for approval.
He said this in a meeting of Climate Change Caucus held here at ParliamentHouse.
The meeting was chaired by Chairperson of the Committee Senator SherryRahman and attended by other members including leader of the House in theSenate Shibli Faraz, Senator Faisal Javed, Senator Sitara Ayaz, SenatorMuhammad Usman Khan Kakar, Senator Dr. Jahanzeb Jamaldini, Senator MuhammadAkram and Senator Nuzhat Sadia.
Advisor to PM said that the government is committed to work on the climatechange issues.
He said “In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, we successfully carried Billion TreeTsunami project,” adding that it will be replicated on national level.
Chairperson Sherry Rahman said that Pakistan is the victim of ClimateChange, adding that Climate Caucus would make efforts to formulatesuggestions and recommendations on climate change issues to the ministry.
She said that Cacus also issue recommendations to the provinces tocoordinate with ministry of Climate Change. The meeting also decided totake briefing on Climate Change policy in next meeting. The Chairpersonsaid that the Caucus will also discuss climate change issues with othernational and international organizations.
The senators expressed concerns over the drought and water scarcity issuesin Balochistan.
The meeting was also informed that the ministry would soon initiate a newproject under Green Climate Fund.
Leader of the House in the Senate Shibli Faraz said “We need to change waysof irrigation in the country to compete issues like drought.” – APP