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ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change, Dr. Musadik Masood Malik emphasized aligning Pakistan’s climate strategies with global sustainability goals, calling for enhanced focus on scientific innovation and adaptive governance.
Addressing at a seminar in observance of World Environment Day, titled “Bridging the Climate-Adaptation Divide Across the Food-Water-Agriculture Nexus” convened at the NDMA Auditorium, the Climate Minister underscored the need for country to shift from dialogue to decisive action.
Minister Malik highlighted the paradox of water abundance amid mismanagement, lamenting widespread wastage and inadequate access to safe drinking water.
“Wetlands remain an underutilized natural solution for carbon sequestration,” Dr. Malik asserted, urging a paradigm shift toward ecological stewardship.
The seminar brought together policymakers, scientists, diplomats,and development experts to address Pakistan’s escalating climate challenges.
Organized by COMSATS in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, NDMA, UNEP, and other key stakeholders, the event spotlighted the disproportionate climate vulnerabilities faced by agrarian economies, particularly in the Global South.
Over 200 participants, including ambassadors from Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, and other nations, underscored the urgency of multisectoral cooperation in tackling climate-induced food insecurity, water scarcity, and agricultural disruptions.
Justice Jawad Hassan, reinforced the judiciary’s constitutional mandate in advancing environmental rights.
Citing landmark cases, he stressed that compliance with climate treaties is a legal obligation, not judicial activism.
Justice Hassan called for judicial education reforms and stronger accountability mechanisms to ensure equitable climate finance and green development.
A high-profile panel discussion featured insights from Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik (NDMA), former Climate Minister Malik Amin Aslam, and private sector leaders.
The key recommendations included, addressing fragmentation in climate and water conservation, scaling up provincial-level adoption of adaptive farming techniques.
Mobilizing finance for resilient infrastructure and R&D and prioritizing women and marginalized communities in adaptation frameworks.
Heads of collaborating institutions, including COMSATS, ECOSF, and ICARDA, emphasized science-driven diplomacy and South-South knowledge sharing to combat climate change.
Ambassador Dr. Zakaria of COMSATS stated, “Systemic, equity-driven responses are essential to bridge the adaptation gap.”
The seminar concluded with a renewed commitment to multi-stakeholder collaboration, aiming to transform policy discussions into tangible climate resilience measures for Pakistan and the broader Global South.