Pakistan joins millions across globe in climate change march.

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Pakistanis in all major cities joined millions of people in worldwide protests calling for action against climate change and demanding their governments take urgent steps to tackle the climate crisis and prevent an environmental catastrophe.

With the aim to save Earth from the worst effects of climate change, thousands of social and climate change activists, students, environmentalists, academics, non-governmental organisation (NGO) members and government officials held climate change marches in all big cities of the country and demanded that the government declare a climate emergency, adopt a low-carbon economy and ensure grass-root level climate adaptation efforts.

In Islamabad, the march started from the National Press Club and culminated at D-Chowk Parade Ground, where the protesters handed over their demands to the government authorities. The participants were holding banners and placards and demanded that the government declare climate emergency in the country wherein a revised national climate change policy should be drafted and citizens should become part of the decision making process.

Speakers on the occasion demanded a global coalition where developed countries are held accountable for abetting the climate crisis. The marchers also called for adaptation of a low-carbon economy and ensure grass-root level climate adaptation efforts. They demanded transformative actions to respond to climate crisis, developmental actions to mitigate the climate crisis risk and responsible actions to create climate resilience.

Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan Humanitarian Forum Country Director and Pakistan-US Alumni Network (PUAN) Country President Syed Shahid Kazmi said the march has been organised by the civil society organisations with an aim to sensitise the government and the authorities concerned about the worst impact of climate change. He said the impact of climate change...