CHITRAL: Canadian High Commissioner Windy Gilmore on Saturday called for effective steps to address climate change issue and save Chitral region from its devastations in the form of glacial floods, flashfloods and receding glaciers.
Addressing a climate change awareness session during the snow festival here in Madak Lusht village of Sheshi Koh valley, the high commissioner said the second phase of the Glof project executed by the UNDP and climate change ministry had focused attention on the sensitisation of local communities to scale up the process of making them resilient to disasters.
She said her country always supported community-based initiatives and the Hindukush Snow Sports Festival was a perfect example of the community-led…