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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT. PRESENTATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND UNFCCC IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN. ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND UNFCCC IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN. By Mir Rehman SECTION OFFICER MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ISLAMABAD. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTANMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
PRESENTATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND UNFCCC
IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN
ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND UNFCCC
IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN
ByBy
Mir RehmanMir Rehman
SECTION OFFICERSECTION OFFICERMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ISLAMABADMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ISLAMABAD
PART-I: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
INITIATIVES
National Institutional Arrangement
National Environment Policy
National Environment Law
National Conservation Strategy
Environmental Curricula has been developed for schools up to middle level
NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL
ARRANGEMENT The Ministry of Environment
• Pakistan Environmental Protection Council– Give political support, Coordinate and supervise
strategic decisions, approve policies and plans and monitor law enforcement
• Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency– Responsible for implementation of Env. Act,
Monitoring of pollution, EIA etc.
• Energy Conservation Center (ENERCON)– Deals with energy conservation issues
• Pakistan Forest Institute– Forestry research and education
• Zoological Survey Department– Survey and data base on fauna of Pakistan
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LAW AND STRATEGY
National Environment Policy 2005
Pakistan Environmental Protection Act-1997
National Conservation Strategy-1992
NCS-MTR has recommended to develop the NCS-2 as the National Sustainable Development Strategy for Pakistan
PART-II
UNFCCC IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN – Pakistan signed UNFCCC in 1992 at Rio Conference
and Ratified in June 1994– Pakistan ratified Kyoto Protocol in February 2005
– Submitted Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC in November 2003
– Pakistan prepared the Green House Gas (GHG) inventory
– Identifying, prioritizing and developing GHG mitigation options are under way
– A clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
PAKISTAN OBLEGATION TO UNFCC
• As Pakistan is a Non Annex-I party to the convention, therefore it is not mandatory for Pakistan to enforce all provisions of UNFCCC as a legally binding instrument.
• Pakistan is committed to develop and submit “national Communications” containing inventories of greenhouse gas emissions by “source” and greenhouse for removals by “sinks”
• Being a signatory to the convention Pakistan believes to contributes in addressing climate change and its adverse impacts, including the abatement of increases in greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancement of and removals by sinks.
PAKISTAN PARTICIPATION IN THE UNFCCC
EVENTS
• Pakistan has regularly been participating in the UNFCCC events like COP meeting
• Pakistan is regularly contributing its share to the UNFCCC Fund
• Pakistan is also attending all regional meetings of the UNFCCC capacity building.
• Capacity Building-Very limited expertise • Lack of adequate Technology for mitigating the
climate change affects• Lack of resources available for mitigation and
adaptation to climate change
PROBLEMS FACED BY PAKISTAN