Efficient mechanisms, innovative ideas, and capacity building mandatory to tackle challenges of climate change
Lubna Riaz from IPS’ Energy, Water and Climate Change desk represented the Institute in ‘Young Researchers’ Convention on National Security Ecosystem of Pakistan’, which was organized by Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research (CSCR) on February 7, 2023.
Alongside participating in the working group ‘Guaranteeing Climate Consciousness’ on the occasion, Riaz also took part in a discussion meant to brainstorm the implications of climate change in Pakistan.
The researcher apprised the participants that Pakistan was rated very high on climate change vulnerability index, and the adaption measures to tackle the situation demand efficient mechanisms of disaster management. The capacity building and innovative ideas are also of paramount importance in this regard in order to develop an effective framework against climate risks.
Riaz further added that the climate governance in the country also needed a decentralized implementation plan, where the regional and local actors were eminently involved for the addressal of climate disasters at the grass-root level.
The speaker also highlighted the Loss and Damage Funds and other types of climate finances require a speedy action plan to manage such aids, so that the utilization of these funds remains targeted for the recovery from climatic disasters.
