Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Climate Change (Urdu: وزارتِ تغیّراتِ موسمیات‎; 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.

Ministry of Climate Change
وزارتِ تغیّراتِ موسمیات
Agency overview
Formed4 August 2017 (2017-08-04); 3 years ago
Preceding
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
Employees173 employees (58 Officers and 115 staff members)
Annual budget802.69 Million Rupees (2018-19)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Naheed Shah Durrani (Secretary, Climate Change Ministry)
Child agencies
Websitewww.mocc.gov.pk

Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the Clean Green Pakistan Movement on 8 October 2018 to help create a clean and green environment of Pakistan.[2] The annual budget for the year 2018-2019 is 802.69 million rupees according to the PSDP Report.[3]

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.[4]

Wings/Sections

The ministry has multiple wings under it, as described below.[5]

  • 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.[6]
  • 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.[6]
  • Environment Wing - it is headed by the Director-General. It focuses on Environmental Legislation, trans-boundary (inter-provincial, regional and international) Issues. It also 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.[6]
  • Forestry Wing
  • International Cooperation Wing (IC Wing)

Attached Departments (Agencies)

References
  1. "MOCC Home Page". web.archive.org. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Clean Green Pakistan". cleangreen.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Budget 2018-19: Govt allocates Rs 802 million for Climate Change Division". Profit by Pakistan Today. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "New leader of terror-torn Pakistan plans to plant 10 billion trees". NBC News. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "Wings, Sections". Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. "Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan". Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

 

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