Climate Change: Challenges and Options for Pakistan - Press Release issued by Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad.

Islamabad -- June 03, 2021 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)

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"Pakistan is honoured to host World Environment Day and celebrate the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. We are not just playing a victim card on climate front, rather we are formulating nature-based responses in an effort to make nature our ally in this global crisis." This was stated by the Minister and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Honourable Malik Amin Aslam, in a public talk on "Climate Change: Challenges and Options for Pakistan" hosted by the Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) under its Distinguished Lecture Series as part of Pakistan's upcoming Environment Day celebrations.

Mr. Amin Aslam elaborated on all the aspects of climate-related challenges and options for Pakistan. He said that if you keep on pushing nature, it will react. Therefore, it is vital to make nature an ally in this battle. Pakistan is not a big emitter but we are the victims of greenhouse emissions. He identified and elaborated nature-oriented programs that the current government is undertaking in order to mitigated the impact of climate change.

These include the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Project, construction of new dams, launch of Green Eurobond Scheme, Recharge Pakistan Project, introduction of electric vehicles, and restoration of ecosystems, particularly in national forests and wetland areas. Mr. Aslam said that we will have to factor in the finances in our budget in order to meet the challenges of climate change. He informed the audience that Pakistan is redesigning policies and smart infrastructures and it is not waiting for any external aid to make the country adaptable and resilient in terms of climate crisis. He said that the introduction of the Green Eurobond will add to green credibility of the country's business profile.

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