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1 COMSATS ITRG Climate Change and Environmental Protection Islamabad Pakistan 3 rd Meeting, 22 nd January2014 Iftikhar A Raja Professor Department of Environmental Science COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad, Pakistan
2 Climate Change and Environmental Protection: Initiative s taken by, Pakistan Environmentally Sustainable Development ESDev-2011 Conference ESDev-2013 Conference ESDev-Conference - Special Topics - Climate Change and Environmental Impacts - Green Technology & Alternate Energy ITRG Members on Conference International Organizing Committee
3 Climate Change and Environmental Protection: Initiatives taken by, Pakistan Climate Change - Papers Presented Climate change - Modelling - Water Resources & Management - Food security, Agriculture, Forests and Fishery - Rainfall including Monsoon Season - Land use impact on local climate - Weather indicators Climate change Causes & Impacts - CO 2 emission, Global warming, - Precipitation, Floods - Droughts, Agriculture productivity
4 Climate Change and Environmental Protection: Initiatives taken by, Pakistan Germany DAAD 2011 Dr Amir H Malik Climate Change and Sustainable Management of Water Resources in the Asia-Pacific Region - Workshop in Nov 2011 Karlsruhe University of Technology, Germany Dr Amir H Malik Siltation of Tarbela Dam (Indus River) - DAAD s funded for two year, ( , 120,000) - Research studentships, workshops HEC 3 years ( , Rs2.3m) Dr Amir H Malik 50 Years of Sustainable Urban Development of Islamabad - Research studentship, MS/PhD enrolled - Climate change resource management
5 Climate Change and Environmental Protection: Initiatives taken by, Pakistan University of Bonn, Germany Environmental Dynamics of Upper Indus Basin Prof. Matthias Winiger - Automatic Weather Station - Weather data collection and analysis 3 days - Field study - On site training (NA) 2 weeks - Faculty/student exchange - Workshop due in May 2014
6 Climate Change and Environmental Protection: Initiatives taken by, Pakistan Norwegian University of Life Sciences Dr Bahadar Nawab Adaptation to Climate Change - Post Flood - Funded by Norwegian Research Council - Field research - Research studentships - Faculty/student exchange - Community participation - Workshops & training
7 Climate Change and Environmental Protection Initiatives taken by, Pakistan HEC funded project (QAU) Dr Monaliza Seismic Hazard Assessment - Accelerometer Earthquake Monitoring Equipment installed. - Student training - Database and research Pakistan Meteorological Department Dr Iftikhar A Raja Weather Monitoring Installation - Weather Database - Students training and Research
8 Sub Group Green Technology : Initiatives taken by, Pakistan Preparatory Meeting 20 th July, 2011 Chaired by Dr I E Qureshi, Executive Director Over 30 delegates - Bangladesh, Ireland, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka Major Areas Bio-energy (Green community development) Hydro power ( Micro level, 1 MW) Solar and wind energy Energy conservation and efficiency Other Areas of Interest: Management of unintended production of waste Technical, socio-economic aspect and Commercial potential Efficient production and utilization of energy
9 Green Technology: Initiatives taken by, Pakistan REON Pakistan 2013 Dr Iftikhar A Raja Biogas from Wastes - MoU signed - Installation of 2 Biogas Plants - MS studentship (enrolled) - PhD students (in process) Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany Dr Amir H Malik Conversion of Organic Solid Waste into Bio-Coal - DAAD s funded for two year, ( , 120,000) - Research studentships
10 Green Technology: Initiatives taken by, Pakistan COMSAT (HQ) Dr Iftikhar A Raja Community Based Biogas Production (Proposal under preparation) - Step forward towards Green Campus Abbottabad - Domestic waste including kitchen waste - Animal & Agriculture waste - Human waste - Research studentships - Workshops & Training
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