UK to help resolve climate, water management issues: High Commissioner Jane Marriott

Celina Ali

Islamabad: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott this week called on Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan at the Governor’s House in Lahore.

In the meeting, strengthening of bilateral relations and tackling the challenges of climate change were discussed.

Governor informed the British High Commissioner about the efforts to solarise Governor’s House Lahore and universities in the province.

British High Commissioner Jane Marriott said that the Great Britain would cooperate with Pakistan in all possible ways to resolve the issues of climate change and water management.

Speaking on the occasion, governor said that Pakistan attaches great importance to relations with Britain. He said that British cooperation in education, health, social and other fields is commendable. Climate change is a global issue, he said, adding despite having minimum contribution to carbon emissions, Pakistan has suffered a lot due to climate change. He said that climate change is also having adverse effect on the agriculture sector of the country.

Punjab Governor said that federal and provincial governments are working on various projects to deal with the issue of climate challenge. Pakistan has plenty of renewable energy resources, he said and added that there was a need to bring people towards solar energy to deal with the energy crisis. He appreciated the water management programme started in different districts of Punjab with the cooperation of Great Britain.