Climate Change campaign launched at KU.

Karachi: Experts launched a climate change campaign called ‘Climate Sheros’ at Karachi University (KU) recently, in collaboration with Oxfam-Pakistan and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P), according to a news report.

Pakistan ranked 5th country most-vulnerable to climate change

This campaign provides a platform for academics, experts, government representatives, and the media to discuss the role of coastal communities and the youth in conservation efforts. Speakers at the event emphasized the need for nature-based solutions to climate change, such as increasing forest cover, conserving water resources, promoting renewable energy, and carrying out large-scale plantation efforts.

Establishment of the Climate Change Agency sought

Oxfam and the WWF have initiated mangrove plantation efforts in the Indus Delta on a large scale, with 30,000 mangroves to be planted in Keti Bundar in the first phase.

Senator Sassui Palijo stated that the coastal belt of Sindh was highly vulnerable to climate change, which has also adversely affected the locals’ livelihood. She emphasized realigning older projects in order to preserve the fertile land in the area.