Need to highlight effects of climate change stressed

Islamabad- National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza Saturday said that Pakistan has rich culture and tourism potential, which if sagaciously exploited could earn substantial amount of foreign exchange for the country.

She also termed it an economic engine, which could bring prosperity in the country. She said this on her message on the World Tourism Day being commemorated under the auspicious of United Nations, throughout the world.

The Speaker said that this day is being commemorated with focus on supporting measures to be adopted for prevention of sudden climatic changes, therefore, it is imperative to adopt such measures, which help in sustaining the climate for the generations to come. She said that due to global warming and sudden change in weather patterns, the climate has substantially changed resulting in less arrival of tourists to the tourist destinations in the country.

The Speaker called upon the people involved in Tourism Industry, tourists and inhabitants of the tourist destinations to adopt measures for protection of fana and flora, which have a corresponding effect on climate.  She also asked the media and corporate entities to run an aggressive media campaign to make people aware of the destructive effects of climate change.