Organization:Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan)

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Ministry of Climate Change
وزارت ماحولیاتی تبدیلی
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Agency overview
Formed4 August 2017 (2017-08-04); 1 year ago
Preceding
  • Climate Change Division, Cabinet Secretariat
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Employees173 employees (58 Officers and 115 staff members)
Annual budget802.69 Million Rupees (2018-19)
Minister responsible
  • Malik Amin Aslam (Advisor to the Prime Minister for Climate Change)
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Zartaj Gul (Minister of State)
Agency executive
  • Hassan Nasir Jamy (Secretary, Climate Change Ministry)
Child agencies
  • Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency
  • Zoological Survey Department
Websitewww.mocc.gov.pk

The Ministry of Climate Change (Urdu: وزارت ماحولیاتی تبدیلی‎; abbreviated as MoCC), is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan concerned with climate change in Pakistan. The advisor to the Prime Minister, Malik Amin Aslam is in charge of the ministry with the status of a Federal Minister.[1] . Zartaj Gul is the current Minister of State for Climate Change.

Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the Clean Green Pakistan Movement on 8 October 2018 to help create a clean and green environment of Pakistan.[1] The annual budget for the year 2018-2019 is 802.69 million rupees according to the PSDP Report.[2]

When coming into power, Prime Minister Imran Khan also launched the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami which aims at planting trees across the nation in a span of five years in hopes of reversing decades of deforestation.[3]

Wings/Sections[4]

  • Administrative Wing - a total of 173 employees work at the Ministry of Climate Change. This wing is head by a joint secretary. The Current Secretary-in-Charge is Mr. Hassan Nasir Jamy.[5]
  • Climate Finance Unit, Pakistan - under the supervision of the current secretary-in-charge.[6]
  • Development Wing - policy matters relating to development schemes. It monitors development projects, work/cash plans, and more.[7]
  • Environment Wing - it is headed by the Director-General. It focuses on Environmental Legislation, trans-boundary (inter-provincial, regional and international) Issues. It aldo focuses on matters relating to Sustainable Development, Water & Sanitation, Sustainable Urbanization. It is also responsible for multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) including UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol.[8]
  • Forestry Wing
  • International Cooperation Wing (IC Wing)jtuj

Attached Departments (Agencies)

  • Global Change Impact Studies Centre
  • National Disaster Management Authority
    • National Institute of Disaster Management
  • Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency
  • Zoological Survey Department

References

  1. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.mocc.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx. 
  2. ↑ "Budget 2018-19: Govt allocates Rs 802 million for Climate Change Division" (in en-US). 2018-04-27. https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/27/budget-2018-19-govt-allocates-rs-802-million-for-climate-change-division/. 
  3. ↑ "New leader of terror-torn Pakistan plans to plant 10 billion trees" (in en). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pakistan-plans-plant-10-billion-trees-fight-climate-change-n897216. 
  4. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.mocc.gov.pk/wingssection.aspx. 
  5. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.mocc.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx. 
  6. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.mocc.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx. 
  7. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.mocc.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx. 
  8. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.mocc.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx. 




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