MoCC introduces advanced technologies

ISLAMABAD: The ministry of climate change has introduced advance technologies for several projects and programmes to support the environmental goals.

To meet the growing needs of advance technologies in research and sustainable development in the field of environment, the ministry has launched a project of establishment of Geomatic Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, a source said on Thursday.

She said modern technologies, such as Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) allows for rapid documentation of the state of environment in all its manifestations, and is easily available for determining the trends on spatial and temporal scales and for taking proper policy measures at all levels.

Better facilitation for environmental planning in the country, particularly for rational and scientific decision making through assessment of environmental impact of different human activities is making them compatible with the objectives of sustainable development, she added.

It also provides a platform equipped with latest information / data, digital and spatial library to national, provincial and local government institutions for framing disaster management frameworks and early warning mechanisms, the source added.

Many projects have been completed, which includes capacity-building, provision of clean drinking water, environmental management, biodiversity, air pollution control and waste management and so on, she added.