The Pakistan Red Crescent Society and the German Red Cross organised an awareness campaign at the University of Shangla. The event, titled “Fostering Environmental Literacy / Empowering Student-Led Climate Action,” attracted 95 participants, including 25 female and 70 male students, as well as faculty members and support staff.
The session was supervised by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Shangla, Prof. Dr. Sardar Khan (TI), who delivered the opening remarks. He addressed pressing environmental issues, emphasised the importance of ecosystem restoration, and highlighted the urgent need to tackle climate change, particularly in the context of the country and District Shangla.
Mr. Ayaz Ali, Assistant Director of Climate Change Adaptation, provided a comprehensive overview of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, its role in climate advocacy, and the Climate Advocacy and Coordination for Resilient Action (CACRA) Phase-III initiative. He discussed the fundamental causes of climate change and its wide-ranging impacts across various sectors.
Mr. Ayaz stressed the significance of nature-based solutions and shared strategies for effective ecosystem restoration and management. He also underlined the vulnerability of children, the elderly, and women to climate change, highlighting the need for localized adaptive measures to protect these groups.
In support of the “Beat Plastic Pollution” campaign, students actively participated in a campus-wide cleanup, collecting plastic waste and raising awareness about the environmental hazards associated with plastic pollution.
The event concluded with a strong message of commitment to climate action, resilience, and environmental stewardship among the students and faculty of the University of Shangla.
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