By Rafiq Vayani
KARACHI: The Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi H.E Mr. Totok Prianamto announced to support the Pakistan’s government initiative of “Plant for Pakistan” to counter threats of climate change and pollution, for the benefit of our future generations. He was addressing the Tree Plantation Drive hosted by Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in collaboration with Rotary Club Platinum Karachi on 27 September, 2018.
Mr. Totok Prianamto further added that climate change is a universal issue and it will effect all countries regardless of borders. We need an aggressive and non business as usual approach to combat it. We must ensure healthy environment and economic prosperity for the well-being of Karachi people and Pakistan.
Being an archipelagic country, Indonesia is also one such country that faces the threat of global warming. That’s why the government and people of Indonesia have seriously try to address this problem with various measures, both home-grown and internationally-recognized initiative.
Those initiatives are, but not limited to, striving for clean and renewable energy by building Indonesia’s first wind turbine power generator in Sulawesi Island, providing various regions in Indonesia with solar-powered electricity generator, forest rehabilitation, making 30% green spaces in big cities mandatory by law, reducing plastic use, educational programs on climate change to create awareness and many more.CG said that he is hopeful that’s this event will start bigger initiatives for both the Consulate and Rotary Platinum Karachi down the road in combating climate change.
