Ministry of Climate Change
وزارتِ موسمیاتی تبدیلی
Agency overview
Formed4 August 2017 (2017-08-04); 3 years ago
Preceding
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersG-5/2 G-5, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory
33°43′22.11″N 73°05′46.21″E / 33.7228083°N 73.0961694°E / 33.7228083; 73.0961694
Employees173 employees (58 Officers and 115 staff members)
Annual budget802.69 million rupees (2018-19)
Minister responsible
  • Ahmed Irfan Aslam
Agency executive
  • Asif Hyder Shah, Federal Secretary
Child agencies
Websitewww.mocc.gov.pk

The Ministry of Climate Change Urdu: وزارتِ موسمیاتی تبدیلی, wazarat-e- mosmyati tabdeeli (abbreviated as MoCC), is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan concerned with climate change in Pakistan. Senator Sherry Rehman is in charge of the ministry with the status of a Federal Minister.[1]

Wings

The ministry has multiple wings under it, as described below.[2]

  • Administrative Wing - a total of 173 employees work at the Ministry of Climate Change. This wing is head by a joint secretary. The current Federal Secretary of the Ministry is Mr. Asif Hyder Shah.[3]
  • Climate Finance Unit, Pakistan - under the supervision of the current secretary-in-charge.[3]
  • Development Wing - policy matters relating to development schemes. It monitors development projects, work/cash plans, and more.[3]
  • Environment Wing - it is headed by the Director-General. It focuses on Environmental Legislation, trans-boundary (inter-provincial, regional and international) Issues. It also focuses on matters relating to Sustainable Development, Water & Sanitation, Sustainable Urbanization. It is also responsible for multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) including UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol.[3]
  • Forestry Wing
  • International Cooperation Wing (IC Wing)

Attached departments (agencies)

References

  1. ↑ "MOCC Home Page". 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Wings, Sections". Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan". Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

 

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