ISLAMABAD – Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik AminAslam has said Pakistan would initiate work on multiple projects under $200 million grant by Green Climate Fund (GCF) to mitigate environmentaldegradation and combat climate change.
He said Pakistan has formally had received grants of around $200, adding“The GCF funding given to Pakistan is the highest ever internationalamount.”
Talking to APP, he said the GCF grants would help finance crucial projects,including installation of 40 monitoring stations in the Northern Areas’glaciers,Zero Emission Metro Bus project Karachi and Climate Smart Agriculture, aimedat reducing the devastating impacts of global warming and increased greenhousegas emissions (GHGs).
Amin said the glaciers of Northern Areas were melting apace and haddevelopednumerous glacial lakes that required urgent attention to have propermonitoring, besidesissuing early warnings to the local communities for optimum disasterpreparednessand management.
He noted that the Zero Emissions Metro Bus Karachi was the world’s firstprojectwith least emissions that would be established as a model of biogas fuelusing busesplying on 30 kilometers route.
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The Adviser specifically mentioned that the Climate Smart Agricultureproject wouldbe implemented in collaboration with the United Nations’ Food andAgriculture Organization(FAO). A memorandum of understanding was recently signed with FAO toimplement theproject in 8 districts of South Punjab and Sindh, he added.
He said : “It will be a pilot project whereas the study/consequences ofproject wouldbe implemented across the country to transform our agriculture sector onclimate change resilient and adaptive terms.”
