Pakistan among world 10 ten in Climate Change affected countries
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ISLAMABAD, July 31 (APP):The government will introduce short,
medium and long term policies besides setting up Pakistan Climate
Change Authority to cope with challenges of climate change
effectively.
"Pakistan is establishing Climate Change Authority consisting
of all Chief Ministers to deal with climate-change issues. Pakistan
has federal and provincial Environmental Protection Agencies to deal
with environmental issues. Prime Minister has launched Green
Pakistan Programme to preserve forestry and wildlife" Muhammad
Saleem Deputy Director Media Communications of ministry of climate
change told APP.
He said that trees were being planted across the country under
Green Pakistan Project and the Prime Minister was also taking keen
interest in this regard.
"The Prime Minister approved the summary submitted by the
climate change ministry for approval of the grant for launching the
forest and wildlife protection and conservation programme of
national significance. An amount of two billion rupees has been
approved for two new financial years (2016-17 and 2017-18) of which
Rs one billion would be released during current financial year,
under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)", he added.
Total 105 million trees would be planted across the country
under the five-year Green Pakistan Programme, which will cost Rs. 10
billion during next five years for its implementation.
The minister said that global warming affected Pakistan and
glaciers were melting which resulted in floods.
He said Pakistan ranked 8 as a most affected country by global
warming.
He said the average temperature was being increased one degree
centigrade due to global warming phenomena.
To a question he said an Act would be brought for setting up
the Authority which would take steps to effectively face challenges
in wake of climate and environmental changes, the minister added.
He said that draft had also been prepared in this regard
adding that Pakistan would be included among those few countries
where climate change Act was implemented.
