COMSATS University Islamabad along with its collaborative partnersEngro Foundation and Karachi School of Business & Leadership (KSBL) organized a training workshop entitled “Implementing Basel Conventions on Amendments for Enhanced Control of Plastic Waste Movements in Pakistan”.
This collaborative effort was supported from the Asia – Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) and Engro Foundation, Pakistan under the banner of ongoing initiative, “Value Chain Mapping and Capacity Building of Pakistani Government Stakeholders to Implement Basel Convention’s Amendments for Enhanced Control of Transboundary Plastic Waste Movements”, as an inaugural technical training.
The workshop was graced by distinguished speakers including Prof. Dr. Sajid Qamar, Rector COMSATS University Islamabad,Prof. Dr. Habib Bukhari, Vice Chancellor, Kohsar University, Murre, Dr Jabir Syed, Project, Jim Puckett, executive Director Basel Action Network, Jamil Asghar Bhatti, Ms. Shiza Aslam and Ms Khadija Javed. Besides training workshop, apanel discussion was also organised on the theme “Plastic Waste & Circular Economy”with the panelists includingDr.Zaigham Abbas, Mr Jawed Ali Khan, UN-Habitat, Pakistan, Dr. Aneel Salman, Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) and Dr Sajid Rashid, University of the Punjab. The speakers gave their insights on plastic waste, issues, solutions, and the opportunities to create a road map for circular economy related to plastic waste in Pakistan.
