Climate Action Forum(CAF) in collaboration with the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) and Institute of Rural Management (IRM) hosted the Post-COP30 panel discussion with a strong focus on translating global climate commitments into national policies and grassroots action relevant to Pakistan’s context.
The event brought together over 100 participants from the government departments, academia/students and civil society.
Joint Secretary, Climate Finance Wing, Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination(MOCC&EC), Ms. Khalida Bashir, was Chief Guest on the occasion.
Distinguished panelists included Dr. Roomi S. Hayat (Chair CAF & CEO IRM), Aisha Khan (CEO, CSCCC), Arif Goheer (Executive Director, GCISC), and Dr. Khalid Waleed (Research Fellow, SDPI) with Ambassador Jauhar Saleem, President, IRS as the moderator of the panel discussion. The discussion featured diverse, intellectual, and substantive perspectives on COP30 outcomes by the esteemed panelists.
JS, MoCC & EC Khalida Bashir responding to a question regarding the loss and damage fund said, “Ministry is working on ideas to leverage this fund. NDRMF & NDMA is working in this regard & Ministry is also seeking provincial support to strengthen the institutional capacity to channelize these funding streams.”