ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik on Wednesday accompanied a delegation from the United Nations Development Programme to the areas in Gilgit-Baltistan affected by the glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) this week.

According to a statement released by the ministry of climate change and environmental coordination, the minister reviewed schemes initiated under the GLOF-II Project in Shigar Valley, includingthe installation of early warning systems and protective embankments.

Musadik Malik assessed the damage caused to local communities due to glacier melt and glacial lake outburst floods.

Baltistan Commissioner Kamal Khan, Deputy Commissioner Shigar Waliullah Falahi, Director General of Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority Zakir Hussain, and Rasheeduddin, coordinator of the GLOF Project, briefed the delega-tion about the progress and impact of the project.

Aisha Humera Moriani, Secretary to the Ministry of Climate Change, briefed the federal minister about Gilgit-Baltistan`s vulnerability to climate change and its adverse impact on the lives and livelihood of local communities. She also briefed him about the objectives of the GLOF-II project and its importance in mitigating problems arising out of disasters like the glacial lake outburst floods.-Staff Reporter