Australia, Pakistan to jointly work in environmental, climate resilience: Zartaj Gul

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (APP):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’s 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’s initiatives for protection of environment, forests, wildlife and enhancing Pakistan’s 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’s climate-vulnerable socioeconomic sectors,” the Australian high commissioner told the minister of state Zartaj Gul.