Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam said the present government was taking all-out measures to help Gilgit-Baltistan government to overcome challenges of environmental degradation, solid waste, climate change and deforestation.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government was aware of the exacerbating challenges being faced by the climate-vulnerable region of Gilgit-Baltistan, which have led to negative fallouts for various social and economic sectors particularly water, energy and agriculture,” Malik Amin Aslam said during his meeting with the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan here on Thursday in a press release.
Meanwhile, sharing about deleterious impacts of environmental degradation and climate change, the Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister informed the Prime Minister’s aide Malik Amin Aslam that lack of alternative to fuelwoods, which was mined from the local forest areas, had led to massive tree-felling unabated since long. Besides, galloping human populations in the region and mass tourism, characterized by unsustainable tourism practices, have proved devastating for the Gilgit-Baltistan region’s once pristine, serene and untainted environment.
