ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, yesterday unveiled a comprehensive blueprint for tackling climate change, while enhancing sustainable development, under the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP).
In 2021, the government approved the NCCP to pursue sustained economic growth by addressing challenges of climate change, to integrate climate change policy with other interrelated national policies, and to build climate-resilient infrastructure, the ministry said in a statement.
Under the policy, the ministry has prepared a National Climate Finance Strategy (NCFS), aimed at identifying sectorial priorities and scaling climate finance, said the statement.
“This NCFS is a cornerstone in Pakistan’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, focusing on leveraging private sector engagement, international climate finance, and carbon markets,” it added.
Pakistan is among countries in the world, that are most affected by weather/climate-related hazards, such as floods, landslides, droughts, heat waves, extreme cold and cyclones.– NNN-APP
