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.