NA Moves Inter Parliamentary Union to Push for Global Fund on Climate Damages

Islamabad: After successfully aligning the Asia Pacific Nations by hosting a two-day Regional Seminar of the 34 member Inter Parliamentary Union Group of Asia Pacific Countries, the National Assembly of Pakistan has now formally written to the IPU Secretary General, calling for the inclusion of an Emergency Item in the IPU’s forthcoming General Assembly, due 8n October in the capital of Rawanda, Kigali

Titled “Call for Creating a Global Fund/ Financing Facility for Climate Vulnerable Countries to Address loss and damage Associated with Climate Change”,

Pakistan’s National Assembly’s draft resolution seeks retribution from countries responsible for carbon emissions and subsequent environmental disorder. Pakistan’s share in Carbon emissions has been less than one percent. However, it is among world’s top five countries badly affected by its adverse effects.

The recent floods have caused an unprecedented damage to the Pak economy as over 1500 people lost their lives, millions were left homeless, almost a 3rd of its landmass under water and the accumulated damage to infrastructure being estimated at over 20 billion US dollars.

Pakistan has sought enforcement of the draft resolution from other developing nations, reminding them that they could be the next in line falling prey to this menace.

“The progress of the developed nations can not be based on the distraction of developing nations,” Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf had recently reminded the world at the Asia Pacific Seminar.

The IPU President Duarde Pachico has already announced supporting the move.