• He also directed to propose measures for adopting the housing and construction styles as per climate changes.
• Pakistan Climate Change Council(PPCC) was established on the pattern of the CCI with all the federal and provincial stakeholders on board.
• Pakistan was among the top 10 climate change effected countries.

ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to devise a national plan for the construction of houses and infrastructure that could withstand climate change effects.

He also directed to propose measures for adopting the housing and construction styles as per climate changes and formulating a strategy in coordination with the federal and provincial governments to tackle the environmental issues timely and on permanent basis.

Pakistan Climate Change Council was established on the pattern of the Council of Common Interest (CCI) with all the federal and provincial stakeholders on board.

The prime minister besides directing to make PCCC a fully functional institution also called for formulating a comprehensive national plan to identify the climate changer dangers in future. In that regard, he directed to constitute a committee of experts for the preparation of comprehensive plan.

The prime minister referred to the recent devastation caused by climate change induced floods in Sindh and Balochistan and said that despite less than 1 percent share in carbon emissions, Pakistan was among the top 10 climate change effected countries.

He said that without forgetting this devastation, they had to prepare for future and rehabilitation of the flood affected people. The Climate Change Council had a vital role in that respect, he added.

He said that the focus should be on identification of dangers, provision of resources, and improvement in capacity of damage assessment. Work should also be done on how to avoid dangers, get the masses prepared and train the administration, he stressed.

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Shehbaz Sharif said with the area of Sindh delta dried due to climate change and the need to protect Pakistan from the danger of severe drought, meaures should be proposed as per the experts’ opinion. He also called for proposals to check the incidents of wildfire. Proposals should also presented for the protection from severe monsoon rains and three times melting of glaciers.