GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTANMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT

PRESENTATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND UNFCCC

IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN

ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND UNFCCC

IMPLEMENTATION IN PAKISTAN

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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