22nd April 2011, Go Green Pk and IBA Go Green Society celebrated Earth Day in shadow of a conference namely I Am Earth Conference 2011 (i-AEC'11) at APWA Auditorium, IBA City Campus, Karachi. Katalyst OD was learning partner of the conference. Ms Sharmila Farooqi was invited as Chief Guest. The discussion panel was consisting Ms Aafia Salam (IUCN-UN), Mr Toufeeq Pasha (Celebrity and Gardner) and Mr Rabnawaz (WWF Pakistan).
Sharmila said environment issues in Pakistan had threatened the health of people besides disturbing the balance between economic development and environment protection. “The persisting environment issues affecting the people of the country are water pollution from raw sewage and industrial wastes, while the majority of the population does not have access to potable water. The deforestation, soil erosion and desertification also hitting hard people,” she said. - Courtesy Pakistan Observer
0 comments:
Post a Comment