Climate change: CECOS University hosts ‘COP In My City 2024’ event

PESHAWAR: The CECOS University hosted the “COP In My City 2024” event, which was organized by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Pakistan and the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme in collaboration with UNICEF and UN-WONEN.

The event was aimed at recognizing the imminent threat of climate change and to mobilize young individuals for global climate action.The guests included Khazar Farhadov, ambassador of Azerbaijan representing the COP 29 presidency. MPA Muhammad Arif, Chairman, KP Standing Committee on Climate Change, apprised the audience of the government’s initiatives on climate change.

“COP In My City 2024” builds on the success of last year’s event, providing an invaluable platform for college and university students across Pakistan to engage in meaningful climate-related discourse. This year’s event has also opened doors for selected participants to represent Pakistan at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11-22, 2024, as part of the youth delegation,” said a communique issued after the event.

A key feature of this year’s programme is the COP ASIC Research Mentorship Programme Workshop, it said, adding this workshop is designed to support Master’s and PhD research students in their studies on climate change and carbon markets. “Four students will be selected this year to present their research at the international level during the COP - ASIC annual meeting and will be eligible for a three-month paid internship worth $3,000,” it added.