Project to reduce greenhouse gases in the Northern Areas of Pakistan begins

Islamabad: A two-day inception workshop for the ‘Promotion of Energy Efficient Cooking, Heating and Housing Technologies’ (PEECH) project concluded here today. (Wednesday, May 06, 2009 at Margalla Hotel, Islamabad).

The Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the WWF, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the governments of NWFP and Northern Areas (NAs) and other development agencies; including the Global Environment Facility (GEF), will implement the project in the Northern Areas to reduce degradation of forests and decrease emission of greenhouse gases including Carbon Dioxide (CO2).

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Mr Al-Nashir Jamal, Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan) thanked the government and the donors of this project for their support.

Mr Asif Merchant, Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan said that the project will build upon the previous and ongoing research and development work under the Building and Construction Improvement Program (BACIP) of AKPBS, P.

via http://dailykhabarnama.blogspot.com/2009/05/project-to-reduce-greenhouse-gases-in.html

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