ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Jan, 2023 ) :Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan said that Pakistan was working closely with the US to unlock a climate-resilient ecosystem.
He said the recent initiatives, namely, 'Green Alliance and Climate Smart Agriculture' would benefit farmers and create a framework for conserving water, building small dams and improving yields of staple crops like wheat, rice and cotton.
"We will leverage Pakistan-US partnership to transition to renewables, water conservation and efficient use of water," Ambassador Masood Khan made these remarks as a key-note speaker during a discussion, attended virtually, on "Pakistan's energy and water security landscape" organized by Baker Institute, Rice University Houston, a press release said.
US policymakers, members of the think-tank community, intelligentsia and area experts participated in the discussion.
The ambassador said that Pakistan's entire ecosystem was sensitive to extreme weather patterns.
"With the help of the international financial institutions, we have initiated reforms for water conservation, transition to modern agricultural technologies, re-afforestation, waste-water management and water metering," he added.
Masood Khan said that Pakistan, fully cognizant of the serious challenges being faced in the fields of energy and water security, was taking consistent steps to improve its power generation through diversification of its energy mix.
He said that in...
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