INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: The Australian delegation Friday called on Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul and discussed various opportunities
for collaboration with Pakistan in environment, climate change, forest management and water conservation and protection for boosting latter
climate resilience against unfolding climate change-caused disasters.The Ministry of Climate Change spokesperson Mohammad Saleem in a press
release said the four-member Australian delegation to Pakistan and Australian High Commissioner Dr Geoffrey Shaw, lauded the present
government initiatives for protection of environment, forests, wildlife and enhancing Pakistan resilience against negative fallouts of
climate change on agriculture, forests, water, health, education and lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities.&We are looking forward
to contribute our role through our experiences in overall environmental protection and climate change resilience through mitigation and
adaptation initiatives in the country climate-vulnerable socioeconomic sectors,& the Australian high commissioner told the minister of state
Zartaj Gul.Zartaj Gul welcomed the interests of Australian government and its offer to help Pakistan in environment and climate
change-related sectors.&We are happy to hear that the Australian government is looking towards opportunities for collaboration and
cooperation for jointly working and sharing its experiences regarding environmental conservation, water management, disaster risk management
and climate resilient-agriculture,& she told media.The Pakistani delegation, led by State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul, comprised
the climate change ministry Secretary Hassan Nasir Jami, Joint Secretary and Acting Inspector General (Forest) Suleman Warraich and Deputy
Director Media Advocacy and Communication Mohammad Saleem.She also apprised the Australian delegation of the present government various
environment and climate change-related programmes.She told the delegation members that the climate change ministry have launched the world
largest afforestation programme, 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, Clean Green Pakistan Programme, and made policies regarding sustainable
building codes for Pakistan working on developing Urban resilience and water and sanitation programmes as a part of the present government
vision and policies for conservation and protection of overall environment, protection from climate change impacts, and safeguarding
peoples& lives and livelihoods, particularly in vulnerable communities.&However, support and collaboration at any scale between Pakistan and
Australia will deepen the relations of the both countries and help boost Pakistan efforts for environmental conservation and protection as
well as reducing the country disaster vulnerability,& she remarked.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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