Visit of Delegation from International Union for Conservation of Nature to CGSS


On 17th January 2020, a delegation from International Union for Conservation of Nature head by Mr Mark Halle - Senior Advisor, International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability, UN Environment visited CGSS and met with Lt Col Khalid Taimur Akram - Executive Director CGSS. During the meeting climate change and its effects on Pakistan were discussed. Mr. Mark Halle stated that even though Pakistan was not a major contributor in the recent climate crisis but it is being negatively affected by it, serious precautionary measures are needed to curtail the situation of Climate change as the situation has become alarmingly dangerous. Executive Director CGSS- Lt Col Khalid Taimur Akram discussed various research and analytical papers related to Climate Change initiated by CGSS and stated that a practical approach and awareness campaigns are important steps to reduce the current environmental crisis. Possible future collaborations and projects were also brought under consideration during the meeting.
The meeting was also attended by:
a) Mr. Danish Rashidi- Programme Coordinator/Manager Communications and Private Sector Engagement
b) Ms. Mehreen Gul- Director CGSS
c) Major Iqbal Aslam (Retd) - Manager Coordination
d) Ms. Madiha Ghaffar - Media and Communications Manager
e) Ms. Laraib Hassan- Digital Media Executive

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