Amb. A M Shahid (Former Diplomat):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s participation in COP31 Summit in Türkiye is very important because Pakistan is facing so many climate related issues. Pakistan falls among top ten climate-affected countries in the world despite being the least emission releaser in the world. The COP31 summit has come with good suggestions and proposals to cope with climate related global challenges. I think that climate related funds must be provided to countries on the basis of tune of damages and losses on part of climate change. Pakistan is trying to do whatever is possible to counter the global climate challenges by promoting clean energy. Pakistan is making successful endevours towards clean energy transition despite the fact that Pakistan is least emission producer country in the world. Pakistan can do miracles on countering climate change challenges provided with funds in adequate quantity. I think that countries with high ratio of carbon emissions should contribute to global funds to counter climate change so most climate-hit nations may be convinced towards clean energy.   

 Amb. Ghulam Rasool Baloch (Former Diplomat):Pakistan values 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) being held in Turkiye to the extent that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif himself is representing Pakistan at the summit. Moreover, Pakistan falls among top ten most climate affected countries in the world despite being the least carbon emission releaser one. I recall that at COP30, developed countries made tall pledges to contribute to global climate fund to pay compensation to climate-affected countries. These funds are still lying unpaid because industrial nations got distracted by Ukraine, Mideast wars and other crises. Global south and other climate-hit countries must press the developed and industrialized nations to fulfill their pledges made at COP30.  Political commitment and political will of developed nations are major hurdle in the way of provision of funds to climate hit nations.