Musadik Malik Holds Climate Finance Talks With Chinese Expert
Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik held a meeting with a senior Chinese green finance expert on Monday to discuss avenues for climate collaboration between Pakistan and China, with a focus on mobilising concessional financing for Pakistan's climate adaptation and mitigation programmes. The discussions centred on mechanisms through which Chinese green finance institutions could support Pakistan's transition to a lower-carbon development pathway, including renewable energy expansion and climate-resilient infrastructure. Minister Malik emphasised Pakistan's vulnerability to climate-related shocks and the urgent need for substantial international financial support to meet its nationally determined contribution targets under the Paris Agreement. The Chinese expert is understood to represent institutional knowledge from China's experience in scaling green bonds and climate-linked financial instruments, models that Pakistani officials have expressed interest in replicating. The meeting underscores the climate dimension of the Pakistan-China bilateral relationship, which has traditionally been anchored in infrastructure investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Officials indicated further technical exchanges are planned in the coming weeks.
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