STAFF REPORT IBD: IUCN Pakistan and the Pakistan Climate Change Division have signed an Agreement today in Islamabad during the GEF Global Environmental Facility Steering Committee meeting. Representatives from all provinces and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were also present at the ceremony.
Under this agreement, activities will focus on stimulating market demand for biodiversity friendly products and to enhance institutional capacities to scale up Biodiversity and Business in Northern Pakistan over a period of four years under a GEF/UNDP funded project titled Mountains and Markets.
Joint Secretary, Climate Change Division, Khalid Siddiq, said that the Government of Pakistan is committed to the principles of participatory sustainable human development and development cooperation; and has demonstrated the capacity needed for the activities involved for enhancing market demand for biodiversity friendly products.
In his remarks, Mahmood Cheema, Country Representative, IUCN, said that signing of the agreement today is a testimony of further strengthening of this partnership.
Both the sides will ensure that all the activities are carried out without discrimination because of race, ethnicity, religion or creed, status of nationality or political belief.