WWF-Pakistan, SCCI organise session on World Water Day 2023.

SIALKOT -- The WWF-Pakistan [World-wide Fund for Nature] and Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) organised an awareness session on the 'World Water Day 2023' to promote responsible water usage and advocate sustainable management of freshwater resources.

The seminar was attended by SCCI Vice President (VP) Amer Majeed Sheikh, Director Freshwater Programme WWF-Pakistan Sohail Ali Naqvi, Project Director Sialkot Tannery Zone Muhammad Atif, Manager Freshwater Programme WWF-Pakistan Adeel Younis, Chairman Environmental Committee SCCI Jahangir Rashid Chaudhry and representative of different organisations.

The session focused on SDG 6, accelerating change to address the water and sanitation challenges, situational analysis of water resources of Sialkot and potential of nature based solutions in Sialkot city. Highlighting the importance of the day, the speakers stressed the need for ensuring access of common man to healthy environment and clean drinking water.

The participants in the seminar highlighted on how to secure clean water and it was emphasised that more awareness should be provided about it.

Moreover, discussions were held among the participants to have a positive outcome and impact creation.

Addressing to the participants, Sohail Ali Naqvi said that the WWF-Pakistan was working with the Pakistani government and various organisations.

The director Freshwarer Programme WWF-Pakistan said that the SCCI and its members had always supported the organisation in every work which was environment friendly and was being done for betterment of the environment.

The project director Sialkot Tannery Zone said that various seminars were also...