HYDERABAD: Experts highlighted impact of climate change in the country, particularly in Sindh, underscoring the need for immediate global cooperation and support for Pakistan to address challenges.

They were speaking at the first three-day international conference titled “Exploring Effects of Urbanisation, Disasters and Protection Strategies on Folk Medicine and Cultural Heritage of Sindh” organised by Sindh University (SU) in collaboration with the Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC), which kicked off on Thursday.

SU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Siddique Kalhoro discussed adverse effects of the climate change in various areas. The threats posed risk of destruction to the entire region, he said and urged the international community and aid agencies to collaborate with Pakistan to tackle the change.

A keynote speaker, Dr Suzanne Dahlgren, director of the Finnish Institute for Middle East presented her paper on natural disasters and coping mechanisms. She stressed the importance of sustaining rural life in Sindh and advocated its preservation.

The dean of Faculty of Sciences at Aga Khan University, Prof Dr Stephen Levin, highlighted the global necessity for sustainable environmental resource management and called for exploring consequences of climate change to mitigate natural disasters.

Prof Dr Zulfikar Kal-horo of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics discussed the impact of climate change on Sindh’s cultural heritage.

Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2024