ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 3 on a two-day official visit to participate in the “One Water Summit”, the Foreign Office said in a press release.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the prime minister will deliver a keynote address at a Roundtable focusing on restoration, preservation, and adaptation in the context of freshwater resources and wetlands.
The One Water Summit, a joint initiative of Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan, and the World Bank, aims to promote global cooperation and a coherent international approach towards water resource management through high-level political commitments.
The premier will also highlight the steps being taken by Pakistan to promote water conservation, strengthen climate resilience, improve water quality, create livelihoods, and conserve biodiversity, the statement read.
Prime Minister Shehbaz “will underline the importance of international cooperation to tackle the impact of climate-induced floods, erratic and extreme weather patterns, and heat stress on water resources and ecosystems.”
Furthermore, the premier will also call for meaningful international collaboration for sustainable water resource management. “On the sidelines of the event, the prime minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings and engagements.”
