Setting the Agenda for Climate and Development in Pakistan

John Roome (Regional Director, South Asia Sustainable Development, World Bank)

Omar Masud
(CEO, Urban Unit)

Amina Bajwa (Economist and Food Security Specialist)

Rafay Alam (Environmentalist and Lawyer)

Moderator:

Sara Hayat Tamman (Lawyer and Climate Change Specialist)

  • Posted On: May 5, 2023
  • Event Time: 4:30 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Event Date: 15th June 2023
  • Event Venue: CDPR, Lahore

The Consortium for Development Policy Research in collaboration with the International Growth Centre (IGC) and the World Bank held a session of Lahore Policy Exchange on ‘Setting the Agenda for Climate and Development in Pakistan’. The session was held on Thursday, 15th June from 4:30pm to 6:15pm at 19A FCC, Maratab Ali Road, Gulberg IV, Lahore.

Featuring World Bank’s Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Pakistan that provides recommendations on how to integrate climate resilience with development planning and investment while maximizing opportunities for emissions reduction.

One of the leading champions of the CCDR, John Roome, presented the key messages and recommendations of the report and, together with the panel and the audience, explored the constraints that have prevented Pakistan from achieving this climate-development convergence so far.

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