Meeting Of The Standing Committee On Climate Change Meets
Monday, 1st August, 2016
A meeting of the S/C on Climate Change was held under the Chairmanship of Dr. Hafeez-ur-Rehman Khan Drishak, MNA in Parliament House. The Standing Committee discussed the measures taken by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to prevent flood damages. It was also discussed during the meeting that institutions related to climate change / environment should be strengthen.
The Ministry of Climate Change also briefed to the S/C regarding their recent visit of China and its objective which was “to learn forest hand how the Chinese have managed to use floods for economic and environmental benefits along the Yangtze River Basin in line with the recommendations of the 2012 Ramsar Mission to Pakistan”.
Members who attended the meeting were Mr. Salman Hanif, MNA, Ms. Seema Mohiuddin Jameeli, MNA, Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb, MNA, Ms. Shahnaz Saleem, MNA Mr. Abdul Qahar Khan Wadan, MNA, and Mr. Zahid Hamid, MNA, Minister for Climate Change.