Overview
- On the sidelines of COP30 in Belem, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz met World Bank Climate Change Group Director Valerie Hickey.
- Hickey described Maryam as a “Climate Change Warrior” and “Climate Leader” and highlighted lines from her COP30 address on purpose, justice, and the Global South.
- The World Bank invited Punjab to join the Global Carbon Market and expressed readiness to support Clean Punjab, AQI enhancement, transport, forestry, and wildlife projects.
- Maryam thanked the Bank, reaffirmed her aim to make Punjab a global environmental model, and invited Hickey to visit Punjab, an invitation Hickey accepted.
- Senior provincial ministers and officials were present at the meeting, according to local coverage.