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EvK2 CNR: science and cooperation in the shadow of K2

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Pubblicato il 11/09/2013Read time: 2 mins

"The Italian Science and Cooperation at the Shadow of K2" open last monday in Islamabad and leading by the commette of  EvK2Cnr (a National researc Concil project) within the Seed - Social Economic Environmental Development Project, in collaboration with the Karakoram International University (KIU) and the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Pakistan. The event traces decades of cooperation between Italy and Pakistan, including exploration and scientific research in the Karakorum.

The porpouse of scientific conference scheduled and dedicated to climate change, "Karakoram Resources and Climate Change: glacier, water and ecosystem" is to take stock of the current state of knowledge and scientific research, in an effort to identify strategies to mitigate the effects of changes in climate. The meeting was attended by the Vice-Chancellor Najma Najam of the Karakoram International University - KIU, and by the Italian ambassador Adriano Nails Cianfarani. "Today's conference about the future - said the Italian ambassador in his speech of greeting - since climate change is affecting the planet today, the appearance and characteristics of Pakistan will change in the near future. "
But it also affects the past, because Italy was the first country among those friends of Pakistan to establish strong and lasting ties with its precious and fragile ecosystem: the chain of the highest mountains of our planet and the communities that live there.
 Thanks to the excellent bilateral relations between Italy and Pakistan, the Italian Government, has decided to fund various activities in the mountainous areas of Pakistan within the portfolio of development programs which amounts to 226 million euro.

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