The three-day confer­ence will be attend­ed by 200 major stakeh­olders­ISLAMABAD: Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC) will organise the first-ever three-day international conference on Climate Change in Pakistan in which more than 140 scientists from all over the world will present their latest research findings. The International Science Policy Conference on Climate Change will be held from December 18 to 20 in which more than 200 stakeholders from various groups, government officials, businessmen, civil society members, media persons, lawyers, parliamentarians and affected communities have registered themselves for participation in the conference to share their views and experiences. Climate change minister urges provinces to devise lawsThe conference presents an opportunity to stakeholders for deliberation on Pakistan’s development in the context of climate change. During the conference, the participants would share their knowledge, experiences and best practices on adaptation strategies,including capacity building of national institutions and experts. Climate change: Provinces yet to chalk out concrete plansIt is well known that most of climate-related stresses operate through the hydrological cycle.

Source: The Express Tribune December 17, 2017 06:33 UTC