KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab said that sustainable engineering is playing crucial role in construction sector. “Sustainable engineering and development is need of hour. Positive aspects of sustainable engineering and development in developed countries can be seen. International conferences of this kind provide an opportunity to understand urban problems. We can compete with world only with modern technology and development in line with time’” he expressed these views while speaking as special guest at two-day international conference organised by NED University at a local hotel here.

 NED University Vice Chancellor Professor Sarosh Lodhi, former Governor State Bank Ishrat Hussain, teachers and conference delegates were present. Talking to media representatives, Murtaza Wahab said that far-reaching results will be obtained from this international conference.He in response to question said that climate change has affected whole world, adding that Pakistan is also under influence of climate change.He said that there is need to find sustainable solutions to problems related to energy, water and climate change.

 “Developing countries have adopted modern technological methods for sustainable industrial processes,” he added. Pakistan is among countries affected by climate change. He said that dangers facing Pakistan due to climate change are increasing. “Better use of modern technology, sustainable engineering and development can help mitigate effects of climate change,” he said.

 If world does not act now to prevent climate change, it may face extreme heat waves, droughts, floods and food shortages. He said that more plantations can help in reducing global temperature, there is still lot of work to be done in Asia and especially in Pakistan to avoid damages of climate change.

He said that most important thing is to make people aware. For this purpose, schools, colleges and universities should discuss this topic in various programmes. Later, he distributed souvenirs among participants of international conference.

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Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 28 2022

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