ISLAMABAD
\nSpecial Assistant to the PM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said the European Union (EU) has agreed to provide \u20ac250 million to Pakistan for clean energy transition and ecosystem restoration.
\nAddressing the panel discussion as chief guest on COP-26 at Ecosystem Restoration, jointly organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of the events held under the World Environment Day 2021 hosted by Pakistan, the SAPM on Monday said the mega grant was announced by the EU minister at the largest global moot on climate change held earlier in Glasgow, UK.
\nAmin said, \u201cThe world is merely talking about conserving the biodiversity and natural environment through nature-based solutions (NBSs). Pakistan is the only country that has implemented NBSs ahead of the entire world.\u201d
\nThe SAPM underlined that the global trust has increased in the country due to its commitment and practical implementation of nature through green solutions. \u201cThe prevailing decade is critical for ecosystem restoration as all natural habitats over the world are facing existential threats due to global warming and climate change,\u201d he added.
\nResponding to various queries, he said the biggest positive thing at COP-26 was that nature was given top priority and many countries signed agreements on nature with Pakistan. \u201cPakistan has been declared Nature Champion along with Congo and Costa Rica that are thickly forested countries due to the successful Ten billion Tree Tsunami Plantation (TBTTP) implementation on ground,\u201d he added.
\nThe SAPM mentioned that all hopes were pinned to the youth whose future was at stake and were the drivers of change to restore the dwindling ecosystems of mother earth.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, German Ambassador Bernhard Schlagheck said Pakistan is among the countries most impacted due to climate change and it also faced massive deforestation since 2005. He said: \u201cGermany assisted the third party evaluation of TBTTP in collaboration with the IUCN as per the request of the government of Pakistan.\u201d
\nCountries like Pakistan, he said needed to focus on nature based solutions whereas the ecosystem restoration initiatives of Pakistan like TBTTP were commendable. \u201cGermany is collaborating with Pakistan in many other nature restoration green initiatives,\u201d he added.
\nCanadian High Commissioner, Wendy Gilmour said the cataclysmic natural disasters in North America had incurred heavy economic losses to one of the most developed economies. However, countries like Pakistan need to focus on innovative technologies and improved power supply systems to ensure a successful shift towards green energy.
\n\u201cCanada along with Germany has increased its green climate fund for developing countries like Pakistan to assist nature based solutions for ecosystem restoration,\u201d she highlighted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Special Assistant to the PM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said the European Union (EU) has agreed to provide \u20ac250 million to Pakistan for clean energy transition and ecosystem restoration. Addressing the panel discussion as chief guest on COP-26 at Ecosystem Restoration, jointly organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-232756","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n