Green University, startup challenge planned to promote green skills

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Jun, 2026) The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination is advancing plans to establish a Green University in Pakistan and organize a Green Startup Innovation Challenge to promote green skills and climate entrepreneurship, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26.

The university would help develop climate-resilient human capital, while the startup challenge would support innovative green business solutions and encourage youth participation in climate action.

Similarly, Pakistan has initiated work on a comprehensive Glacier Preservation and Resilience Strategy following completion of the GLOF-II project in December 2025.

Pakistan hosts more than 13,000 glaciers and that rising temperatures are accelerating glacier retreat, increasing risks associated with glacier lake outburst floods and water security.

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The country also presented a Glacier Preservation and Resilience Initiative at COP30, receiving broad international support.

It also submitted its Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on September 24, 2025.

The survey stated Pakistan remains committed to reducing projected greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent relative to a business-as-usual trajectory by 2035.

Of the target, 17 percent will be achieved through domestic measures, while 33 percent remains conditional on international climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building support.