Pakistan may go dry by 2025
Experts call for greater awareness, mandatory tree plantation
The Aman Foundation has taken the initiative to plant trees in the city, which could prevent another deathly heatwave in the city. PHOTO: PRESS RELEASE
ISLAMABAD:
Owing to climate change, Pakistan’s nascent water resources may be depleted by 2025, warned experts on Wednesday.
During a seminar “Climate Change: Challenges and Strategies” at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Wednesday, Strengthening Participatory Organization CEO Nasser Memon said that unless solid measures are taken to protect our water resources, we could face devastating effects.
He said that while climate change was a global phenomenon, Pakistan is among the top five countries which are badly affected by the rapid environmental changes. He added that in the 20th century, the sea levels globally increased at an average of 10 to 20cm while snow fall had reduced by at least one to two days per year.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Vice-President Malik Amin Aslam urged the government to create awareness among masses about the importance of trees and to make planting more trees mandatory for every Pakistani.
Aslam lauded Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa government for initiating a massive tree plantation drive, and hoped that other provinces would follow in their footsteps to launch their own campaigns to help combat onset of climate change.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 1st, 2016.
Owing to climate change, Pakistan’s nascent water resources may be depleted by 2025, warned experts on Wednesday.
During a seminar “Climate Change: Challenges and Strategies” at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Wednesday, Strengthening Participatory Organization CEO Nasser Memon said that unless solid measures are taken to protect our water resources, we could face devastating effects.
He said that while climate change was a global phenomenon, Pakistan is among the top five countries which are badly affected by the rapid environmental changes. He added that in the 20th century, the sea levels globally increased at an average of 10 to 20cm while snow fall had reduced by at least one to two days per year.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Vice-President Malik Amin Aslam urged the government to create awareness among masses about the importance of trees and to make planting more trees mandatory for every Pakistani.
Aslam lauded Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa government for initiating a massive tree plantation drive, and hoped that other provinces would follow in their footsteps to launch their own campaigns to help combat onset of climate change.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 1st, 2016.