Ishaq Dar participates in high-level event on ‘Delivering Early Warnings Systems for All’ being held in Baku

BAKU, Nov 13 (SABAH): Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar attended a high-level event convened by the United Secretary-General on ‘Delivering Early Warnings for All (EW4All) and Addressing Extreme Heat’ on the sidelines of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Addressing the high-level event, the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister appreciated the UN Secretary-General’s leadership in launching the EW4All initiative in 2022.

The Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to safeguarding lives and protecting communities from the unpredictable and severe impacts of climate change. He emphasized the importance of early warning systems for climate-induced hazards, including floods, glacial lake outbursts, droughts, and extreme heat.

He outlined Pakistan’s key initiatives to reduce projected greenhouse gas emissions including Green Pakistan Project, an Electric Vehicle Policy, a large-scale mangrove rehabilitation project, and BRT mass transit systems across major cities.

The Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister also called on the developed nations to honour their climate finance pledges to provide accessible and grants-based climate financing to achieve developing counties’ climate goals.