December 19, 2019
During the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference,(COP 25) held in Madrid, Spain Dr.Abas Basir had the opportunity to have bilateral discussions with the Ministers of Environments of member countries in South Asia.
In one of his meetings he met with H.E Mr.Shah Zaman Maiwandi, Director General National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA), Afghanistan, and Mr.Idrees Malyar, Deputy Director General, Policy and International Affairs, National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA), Afghanistan. During the meeting Dr.Basir mentioned about the future activities of SACEP planned for the next year with various collaborative partners including ADB and UNFCCC on Climate Change and with IGES(CCET) and World Bank on Waste Management. During the discussions Mr.Maiwandi mentioned about the current environmental problems such as Air Pollution and Waste management faced by Afghanistan and requested SACEP to address these issues more prominently.
