ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan has left for Doegu, the Republic of Korea to attend the weeklong 7th World Water Forum (WWF).
Being held under the theme ‘Water for Our Future’ from April 12-17, the WWF is a global event organised every three years by the World Water Council (WWC) in collaboration with the authorities of the host country, with aim of coping with growing global water challenges collectively.
The Pakistani delegation, headed by Senator Mushahidullah Khan will join the world water community at the 7th WWF in welcoming the anticipated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on water & sanitation and other water-related targets in the SDGs for the next 15 year period, following the Millennium Development Goals, to be adopted in September 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly.
Before setting off, the minister in a statement said that for all stakeholders the thinking in a water-energy-food nexus perspective is now inevitable to achieve green economy. He said that this approach can lead the country to smarter, more climate-resilient development solutions.
The minister said that by international standards, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) declared Pakistan a water-scarce country in 1992 for per capita water availability at 1,700 cubic metre.
