Fundraising Handover Ceremony for Pakistan

On October 18, 2022, the Global Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) successfully held the Pakistan Flood Relief Donation Ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York City. At the donation ceremony, representatives of the Global Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) called on all parties to work together to repair the damage and impact of the floods as soon as possible. Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, stressed at the donation ceremony that the Global Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) has made positive contributions to achieving the SDGs and carbon neutrality guidelines through innovative programs and concrete practices.

(A picture taken at the fundraising handover ceremony)

Many longtime friends of the Global Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) took time out on this busy Tuesday morning to participate in the fundraising ceremony: Munir Akram, the 76th President of the UN Economic and Social Council, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, and the former Chairman of the World Trade Organization's Trade Policy Review Body; Michal Mlynar, the Ambassador of Slovakia, and the Vice-President of UNICEF; Lamin B Dibba , the Ambassador of the Gambia, and the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources; Darko Mocibob, the director of  the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding, and the director of the Department of Affairs and Peace Operations in middle east; Paul Beresford-Hill CBE, the ambassador of Knights of St. John's Sovereign Military Hospital in Tokushima, Malta, and Jerusalem, and the Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Observer Mission; Bilal Chaudhry, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations; Li Ruomei, the Deputy Director of the Carbon Neutral Industry Cooperation Center of China Energy Research Association, and others was present at the scene to support our action. Friends who were unable to attend will send their best wishes in videos and compliment letters.

(A picture taken at the fundraising handover ceremony)

This summer, affected by melting glaciers and monsoon rains, Pakistan experienced its worst nationwide flooding since 2010. Up to now, the death toll from the flood has risen to 1,717; one-third of Pakistan's territory has been flooded, and secondary disasters such as landslides have caused millions of people to lose their homes. The total number of people affected by the disaster has exceeded 33 million. The southeastern province of Sindh was one of the worst-hit areas.

As a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing climate issues, the Global Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) actively responded to the United Nations' call for fundraising and worked with institutions from various countries to contribute to disaster relief, hoping to assist the Pakistani people to overcome the catastrophe and rebuild their homes as soon as possible.

The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, Mr. Munir Akram, affirmed the positive contribution made by the Global Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) in the field of sustainable development and carbon reduction.

(Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council)

Slovak Ambassador Mr. Michal Mlynar expressed his sincere gratitude to the Global Climate Innovation Center (GCIC) for Pakistan's disaster relief action and called on everyone to keep in mind that climate change is a global issue. We must always pay attention to the adverse effects of climate change on economic and social activities such as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing, as well as the threats to public health, social and economic development. No country is excluded from the threat of climate change, so we must learn the lesson to prevent events like the Pakistan floods from happening elsewhere.

(Michal Mlynar, Ambassador from Slovak, Vice chairman of UNICEF)

Mr. Darko Mocibob, the Director of the Middle East Division of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding, Affairs and Peace Operations, added that climate change has gradually affected the world, especially in the Middle East, with increased sandstorms and severe water shortages.

(Darko Mocibob, the Director of the Middle East Division of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding, Affairs and Peace Operations)

In the end, Ms. Li Ruomei, deputy director of the Carbon Neutral Industry Cooperation Center of the China Energy Research Association, said emotionally and forcefully that if people from all over the world stand up and give a little love, the world will become a better place.

(Li Ruomei, deputy director of the Carbon Neutral Industry Cooperation Center of the China Energy Research Association)

After the speeches by representatives of all parties, GCIC sent donations and blessings to Munir Akram, hoping to support disaster relief in Pakistan as much as possible.

(Letter of Commendation to GCIC from Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations)

Assisting flood relief in Pakistan is just the first step in GCIC's global effort to combat the effects of climate change. As global warming worsen, GCIC hopes to unite more and more partners who are committed to carbon reduction and environmental protection issues, to actively support the "Towards Zero Carbon" action proposed by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to reduce 50% of carbon emissions by 2030.

To achieve these visions, we aim to transform the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and carbon neutrality guidelines into innovative sustainable development solutions and practices that help individuals, organizations, and countries to achieve sustainable development at all levels in different fields of society. Our current projects are mainly concentrated in three dimensions: talent cultivation, in-depth research, and green investment:

1. GCIC provides customized and comprehensive ESG talent solutions, such as course series, certificate programs, cutting-edge industry-university-research programs, post-doc opportunities and career consulting for both individuals and organizations. Our target audience include teenagers, college students, professionals, enterprise senior managers and more. As for organizations, GCIC acts as a bridge between job seekers and enterprises, assisting enterprises meet their needs for advanced carbon emission and ESG related talents.

2. GCIC gathers outstanding professors, think tanks, research centers, international organizations, and other resources from universities around the world to build a global database in the field of carbon emission reduction and ESG. We also release cutting-edge and in-depth research articles as well as white papers to provide an information platform.

3. GCIC provides venture capital services for low-carbon and ESG related startups and emerging energy investment entities, and ESG consulting services for organizations and corporations around the world.

GCIC sincerely hopes to conduct in-depth and extensive cooperation with partners in the field of sustainable development with our connections in universities, the United Nations, embassies, and other international institutions, and strive to overcome the global challenges proposed in the "United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030", to build a healthier, safer, cleaner, resilient, and risk-resilient world for future generations.