ISLAMABAD, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Dec. 3-4 to attend the One Water Summit, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
The summit, a joint initiative of Saudi Arabia, France, Kazakhstan, and the World Bank, aims to promote global cooperation and a coherent international approach towards water resource management through high-level political commitments, a foreign ministry statement said.
At the summit, the prime minister will deliver a keynote address at a roundtable focusing on restoration, preservation, and adaptation in the context of fresh water resources and wetlands, the statement said.
It added that he will also highlight steps being taken by Pakistan to promote water conservation, strengthen climate resilience, improve water quality, create livelihoods, and conserve biodiversity.
Pakistan will also underline the importance of international cooperation to tackle the impact of climate-induced floods, erratic and extreme weather patterns, and heat stress on water resources and ecosystems, calling for meaningful international collaboration for sustainable water resource management. ■
