Viable policy framework stressed for climate resilience
Islamabad
January 29, 2021
Islamabad : The need for a viable policy framework to boost climate resilience of the country’s urban areas against climate change-caused natural disasters was emphasised by experts during the National Inception Workshop on Climate-Resilient Urban Settlement here on Thursday.
According to them, heatwaves and flooding are major threats to the very sustainability of the cities irrespective of their sizes. Cities can be disaster-resilient only through the capacity-building of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems within these cities to survive, adapt and grow no matter what type of chronic stresses and acute shocks they experience.
Integrated approach towards ensuring food security stressed
Islamabad
January 28, 2021
Islamabad : Chairperson, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Dr. Muhammad Azeem Khan has called for an integrated approach towards ensuring food security in the country.
Dr. Azeem was addressing a webinar on “Ensuring Food Security in constrained economic situation of Pakistan” organised here by Sustainable Development Policy Institute.
Dr. Azeem said that food security is directly linked with the national security and we need to improve the quality of our agricultural products as well as exploring climate change-resistant crops to boost our trade in this sector.
Scientific research and use of technology as joint public-private ventures is imperative to respond to new challenges,” he said while stressing the need for contextual production and improving the seed system to counter the rust attack and pests. Dr Hamid Jalil, Member Food Security, Climate Change and Nutrition, Planning
Wednesday, 27 January 2021 - 4:45
The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka held their 23rd meeting of the Joint Commission on 25 January 2021, via video conference. This was the first Joint Commission under the new leadership in both the European Union and Sri Lanka.
The Joint Commission meeting, held in a cordial and open atmosphere wih the EU and Sri Lanka exchanging views on a wide array of subjects, reaffirming the deep cooperation ties and the willingness to strengthen the relationship between the people of the EU and Sri Lanka further.
Full text of the Joint Press Statement - 23rd meeting of the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission