Federal
Minister for Climate change Senator Mushaidullah Khan highlighted in Senate
Standing Committee on Climate Change that Ministry of Climate Change provides
its support to all federating units to combat climate change effects. He
further said that climate change is provincial responsibility but Ministry of
Climate Change always supports them. The most of the forest cover is in KPK,
Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir. The forests in these areas are cut for commercial
purposes. It is duty of respective provinces to prevent forest degradation. He
also informed that 12000 tons of waste from Buffalo colony of Karachi is being
discharged into sea .He also emphasized to create awareness among masses on
climate change issue through media. It was also decided in the meeting that a
coordinating committee on climate change could be formed including
parliamentarians for better coordination. Senators appreciated the Federal
Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan for his active efforts to reduce
climate change effects.
The additional Secretary of Ministry
of Climate Change informed the members that gender has been given special
importance in all policies formed by the ministry of Climate Change. The
additional Secretary Ministry of Climate Change informed the members that
Glacier lake Outbursts Floods is first project being in its final phase of
implementation through Green Climate Fund. In this project local communities
especially women, children and old people shall be trained how to cop with
emergency situation caused by glacier lake outburst floods.
