ISLAMABAD, February 24: : While expressing concerns over the rising threat to food security and environment degradation coupled with malnutrition in Pakistan, experts at a seminar have emphasized the need for practical measures to ensure capacity building as well as better agriculture by using smart use of technology.
The one-day seminar was organized by the Awaz CDS Pakistan, Pakistan Development Alliance, Quaid-e-Azam University, VSO Pakistan and UKAid at the Quaid-e-Azam University `with a focus to highlight the environmental impacts as well as threat to food security and propose sustainable suggestions.
Convener SDG 13 at SDG Secretariat MNA Naureen Farooq Ibrahim, Chief Executive Awaz CDS Pakistan Zia urRehman, Dean Faculty of Biological Sciences, QAU, Safia Ahmed, and Chairman Environmental Sciences, QAU, Dr. SohailYousaf; Prof Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences, ARID University Dr. Asif Ahmed, addressed the seminar. Country Director Hashoo Foundation, Ayesha Khan; and Country Director Sightsavers Pakistan, MunazzaGillani, were also among the panellists.
In his remarks, Zia urRehman said that the climate change is a constant threat to life, agriculture and sustainability in Pakistan where over 65 per cent population is dependent on agriculture. “Food security is the major challenge that needs to be overcome by finding out sustainable solutions,” he said.
He mentioned that after the 18th amendment, agriculture sector was delegated to provinces 12 year ago, but unfortunately they have not yet built their capacity to draft a sustainable strategy on climate change as the devolution has not resulted in implementation of relevant policies. PR
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