‘Senate of Pakistan delegation champions climate action at UN CoP 28 in Dubai’

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI, Dec 09 (SABAH): A delegation from the Senate of Pakistan played a highly active role in the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, CoP 28, held in Dubai.

The delegation, led by former minister for climate change Senator Sherry Rehman and comprising Senators Seemee Ezdi, Nuzhat Sadiq, and Asim Khan Goraya, Additional Secretary, made significant contributions to the event.

During CoP 28, Senate delegation actively engaged in the IPU parliamentary meeting, attended various sessions at the Pakistan Pavilion, and played a key role in the official side event, “DeltasUNite: Urgent Call for Climate Action,” focusing on the UN convention on climate change conserving River Deltas (UNCCRD).

Senator Sherry Rehman, a panelist in the session titled ‘Climate Justice: New Narrative of Hope, Resilience, and Security,’ also took on the role of the Keynote Speaker in the session titled ‘Reimagining Climate Finance and Action in South Asia: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities.’

Senator Seemee Ezdi assumed the role of Keynote Speaker in the session titled ‘Making Net Zero a Reality by 2050: A Realistic Framework Pathways 2050.’ Meanwhile, Senator Nuzhat Sadiq served as the Keynote Speaker in the session titled ‘Leveraging South Cooperation: De-risking Climate Security.’