TAXILA: Pakistan is the eighth most affected country by climate change, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Khan said on Saturday.

Speaking to the press in Hassanabdal, Mr Khan said that a report released at the 24th Conference of Parties (COP-24) in Katowice, Poland, said that Pakistan is among countries that are at high risk due to climate change, adding that climate change has cost Pakistan $4 billion.

He said that Pakistan is not among the countries responsible for taking serious initiatives to mitigate climate change risk, but is a sufferer of global impact.

In light of the seriousness of the matter, he said the government is determined to work for climate change and environmental protection with Clean Green Pakistan and Billion Tree plantations in the coming years.

Published in Dawn, January 6th, 2019