Empowering Climate Action Through Academia and Policy at LCWU
The Department of Environmental Sciences, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), organized a focus group discussion on 23rd December, 2025 in collaboration with UNIDO, UNDP, the Government of Pakistan (GoP), and the UN Environment Programme, titled “Unfolding the Kigali Amendment and Mainstreaming Gender in the Montreal Protocol.”
The speakers included:
Ms. Numra Asif, Communication Associate, National Ozone Unit (NOU) of Pakistan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Islamabad.
Prof. Dr. Nadia Ghani, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore.
Dr. Saleem Janjua, Chief/National Project Manager (NPM), National Ozone Unit (NOU) of Pakistan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Islamabad.
Prof. Dr. Uzma Quraishi, Vice Chancellor, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore.
The role of STEM education in supporting the goals of the Kigali Amendment was highlighted by Prof. Dr. Arifa Tahir, Chairperson, Department of Environmental Sciences, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore.
The topic “Kigali Amendment and Climate Change”was discussed by Prof. Dr. Uzaira Rafique, Former Vice Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi.
Ms. Mehwish Rehman, Gender Expert representing UNIDO and the World Bank, spoke on mainstreaming gender in the Montreal Protocol.
The focus group discussion also included an interactive Q&A session with the audience. The event concluded with a presentation titled “Be the Change” by Mr. Habib Rehman, environmentalist and vocalist of a song promoting climate change awareness.
A joint declaration was issued to promote programmes such as this focus group discussion, arranged by the Montreal Protocol team, highlighting the importance of ozone layer protection, the impacts of ozone depletion on human health and climate, emerging scenarios, and upcoming challenges under the Kigali Amendment. The declaration emphasized that real change both locally and globally is possible through youth engagement and by bringing academia, industry, and policymakers together to play an integral role in ozone protection.
The speakers included:
Ms. Numra Asif, Communication Associate, National Ozone Unit (NOU) of Pakistan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Islamabad.
Prof. Dr. Nadia Ghani, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore.
Dr. Saleem Janjua, Chief/National Project Manager (NPM), National Ozone Unit (NOU) of Pakistan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Islamabad.
Prof. Dr. Uzma Quraishi, Vice Chancellor, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore.
The role of STEM education in supporting the goals of the Kigali Amendment was highlighted by Prof. Dr. Arifa Tahir, Chairperson, Department of Environmental Sciences, Lahore College for Women University (LCWU), Lahore.
The topic “Kigali Amendment and Climate Change”was discussed by Prof. Dr. Uzaira Rafique, Former Vice Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi.
Ms. Mehwish Rehman, Gender Expert representing UNIDO and the World Bank, spoke on mainstreaming gender in the Montreal Protocol.
The focus group discussion also included an interactive Q&A session with the audience. The event concluded with a presentation titled “Be the Change” by Mr. Habib Rehman, environmentalist and vocalist of a song promoting climate change awareness.
A joint declaration was issued to promote programmes such as this focus group discussion, arranged by the Montreal Protocol team, highlighting the importance of ozone layer protection, the impacts of ozone depletion on human health and climate, emerging scenarios, and upcoming challenges under the Kigali Amendment. The declaration emphasized that real change both locally and globally is possible through youth engagement and by bringing academia, industry, and policymakers together to play an integral role in ozone protection.