PESHAWAR: Directorate of Counseling, Placement and Human Resource Development of the University of Agriculture Peshawar organized a daylong seminar titled “Awareness of Climate Change”.
The event was organized at an agriculture university with the cooperation of Weather Walay.
Addressing the seminar as a Chief Guest Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr Jehan Bakht said that Pakistan is facing many problems due to climate change which include floods, drought and heat waves etc.
He said that climate change is happening rapidly and problems in the world community would be increased if timely steps were not taken to control it.
He urged people to join hands and work in cohesion to plant more trees, focus on agriculture-related issues and understands the importance of water and its conservation.
Weather Walay Chief Executive, Junaid Yamin presented the objectives of the seminar and future plans against climate change.
Mashal Owais, Public and Cultural Executive Officer of Weather Walay and Syeda Simra Gilani, Media Coordination Executive briefed the participants about Climate Change Ambassadors. A question-answer session was also held in the end.