Smart plantation to address climate change

LAHORE: A three-day international conference “Smart Plantation: An ultimate solution to climate change" started at Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) here on Monday.

Speaking at the inaugural session Syed Yasir Gillani, Chairman Parks & Horticulture Authority, said climate change was one of the crucial and critical global challenges of our time and added the changes were affecting agriculture, further endangering food security, a rise in sea levels and the accelerated erosion of coastal zones. Dr Farah Khan, Chairperson of Botany Department, talked about the importance of plants.