Islamabad: (Web Desk) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed that Pakistan, being one of the country’s most vulnerable to climate change, needed a global response to build resilience. The prime minister stated this in a meeting with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP), who is on an official visit to Pakistan.
According to the source, PM Shehbaz Sharif appreciated the work being done by UNEP and called for enhanced efforts to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation, more effectively. He regarded climate change as one of the defining issues of present times.
As per details the Executive Director briefed the prime minister on the initiatives being taken by UNEP in Pakistan. The prime minister also encouraged UNEP, as part of the UN system, to contribute to and support Pakistan’s efforts to build back better and greener after the devastating floods in the country.
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