Pakistan has reiterated its commitment towards addressing climate change and tackling threats posed by it.
In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri reassured Pakistan’s commitment towards addressing Climate Change and PM Imran Khan’s leadership on this account is well accepted and appreciated around the world.
Pakistan is contributing to shape the global Climate Change discourse, inter alia, as the Vice President of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Pakistan also Co-chaired the multibillion-dollar Green Climate Fund, established to support climate actions in developing countries last year, said the FO spokesperson.
Climate Change is one of the defining challenges of our times that can only be countered through inclusive, cooperative and forward-looking policies. Pakistan remains fully committed to play its due role in this fight, read the MoFA press-release.
Government’s landmark initiatives like the Billion Tree Tsunami have won international acclaim, including from the World Economic Forum, it added