ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Minister Senator Mushahidullah Khan said Monday that the government will take steps to strengthen Pakistan’s research capacity in climate change. He said that a proposal for the capacity building of Global Change Impact Centre had been approved. Some participants are willing to enter into long-term partnership with the centre,” the climate change minister said. He also informed that the ministry had started discussions with universities, through Higher Education Commission, and provinces to start research and educational programmes on climate change. Steps were being currently taken to establish provincial climate change centres as well, he added.

Source: Pakistan Today December 18, 2017 16:07 UTC