Pakistan’s climate change concerns include the increased variability of monsoons; the impact of receding Himalayan glaciers on the Indus River; decreased capacity of water reservoirs; reduced hydropower during the drought period; and extreme events including flash floods.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change provides an evidence-based mechanism of innovation that allows elected representatives to support the executive.
To achieve this vision, we have developed a state-of-the-art web portal that has become a central repository of all climate- and environment-related laws, policies, international treaties and conventions.
Our model has been showcased as a regional best practice on a number of multilateral climate forums. During the eighth dialogue on ‘Action for Climate Empowerment’ by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), our version was presented as a model for other parliaments and governments to learn and adopt.
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