The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Shehbaz Sharif, has called for immediate action worldwide to stop glaciers from melting because he highlighted glaciers as being crucial for the existence of human beings.
Urgent Call to Protect Glaciers
Highlighting glaciers as a lifeline for the survival of mankind, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for urgent global action and coordinated efforts to prevent the melting of glaciers. While addressing a high-level event, ‘Glaciers 2025: Actions for Glaciers’ organized by Tajik President Emamoli Rahmon, the Prime Minister called upon all countries to come forward to protect the glaciers from contamination and the thin ice cover by taking practical and resolute steps.
Pakistan’s Commitment
Emphasizing the need to protect these invaluable natural resources, Prime Minister Sharif said that Pakistan is prepared to engage with the world. He added that he is convinced that the Glacier 2025 initiative has come at the right time for addressing the issues raised by the globally important and ever-melting glaciers. Glaciers possess seventy percent of the world’s fresh water and even more maintain its ecosystem.
Impact on Pakistan
In relation to Pakistan, Sharif brought to attention the fact that the country has more than seven thousand glaciers, which contribute around sixty to eighty percent of the river Indus system flow, which in turn supports almost ninety percent of the population’s agriculture with over 200 million people dependent upon it. He cautioned the audience about the rate of rise in temperatures causing the glaciers to melt alarmingly, resulting in the creation of over three thousand glacial lakes in Northern Pakistan, which is now a serious threat. Outburst flooding of about 33 of these lakes can potentially displace over 7 million people living in such regions.
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Local Works and Assistance
Sharif regarded regions working together as one of the ways to stop glaciers from pollution and melting snow. He also called for greater assistance to care for the health of glaciers, install resurrect warning systems, practice climate-resilient agriculture, and provide other water sources. The Prime Minister also thanked the President of Tajikistan, Emamoli Rahmon, for organizing the vital conference about the glacier problem, which had gathered a lot of experts, scientists, political, and even activists to address the issue of avoiding the fast decline of glaciers all over the world.
Recommendation
It is difficult to oppose the Anti-Glacier Decline Resolution presented by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, given the facts and arguments presented. Such consequences for glaciers, so jeopardizing for mankind, provide all means to take measures and organize efforts on an international level so that these organic resources will also be present tomorrow. With them, a better way of living for all will be achievable.