Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan, has announced to form a body of experts shortly, which will investigate the causes of the blistering heat wave in the country, so that fallouts of heat waves in future are mitigated.
“After consultation with experts on heat wave issue, I have decided to set up an Experts Study and Investigative Group of Scientist and Planners including officials of national and provincial disaster management authorities, who will examine the situation from all angles and propose strategy for tacking similar situation in future,” Mushahidullah Khan said in a press statement issued on Thursday.
He said that it was hoped that recommendation by the experts’ group will include awareness for general public, better strategy for planners so that frequency and intensity of similar extreme weather events can be managed and the loss of life and property could be avoided.
Senator Mushahidullah Khan warned that the country is most likely to witness increased frequency in incidents of heat wave in future, perhaps in a more intense shape.
“However, there is pressing need for raising awareness about health risks from extreme heat among citizens and trained healthcare workers to identify signs of heat stress to avoid its negative impacts on human health,” he stressed.
He said, “Climate change is increasingly causing extreme weather like heavy rains, floods, heat waves and severe storms and Pakistan is in the grip of these climate risks.”
He highlighted that climate science has already confirmed that because of global warning such events will be more frequent and more intense, which are also happening in other parts of the world.
Only three weeks back India faced similar heat wave situation which caused over 2,400 deaths, Mushahidullah Khan recalled.
