Climate change is redefining every human experience on the planet, especially Pakistan: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, July 26 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the climate change is redefining every human experience on the planet, especially Pakistan.

In a statement issued on twitter on Wednesday, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that in the long journey to build resilience, our government is proud to pass our country’s National Adaptation Plan, which will give Pakistan the essential tools to adapt to the risks of climate stress.

PM Shehbaz Sharif said that as the last year’s devastating floods showed, climate change is a development, economic, human and national security issue critical to the future of our people. All the more reason to invest in climate adaptation to build our core capacities to fully cope with the challenge, he said. “I appreciate Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, her team and other stakeholders for excellent work” PM Shehbaz Sharif said.

Meanwhile in a separate tweet on Wednesday, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that he chaired the 3rd meeting of the International Partners Support Group on Tuesday to review the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction of the flood-affected areas. The meeting of the Group, which was formed after the Resilient Pakistan Conference in Geneva, was held to mark one year of the devastating floods that exacted a heavy toll on Pakistan, he said.

“In my speech, I reiterated the coalition government’s unwavering commitment to build back better under the 4RF Framework. I appreciated all the international development donors, partners and friendly countries for their timely and generous assistance and assured them of transparent, effective and efficient utilization of foreign assistance duly audited by a third party of global repute” he said. 

“My thanks are also due to the UNDP that has carried out excellent coordination and collaboration between the government of Pakistan and the international community” PM Shehbaz Sharif said.