International Conferences Critical In Providing Specific Recommendations

Mr. Dawood Khan stated that international conferences must play a significant role in providing goal-oriented and field-specific recommendations to the government.

International Conferences Critical In Providing Specific Recommendations

Mr. Dawood Khan, Secretary of Higher Education Archives and Libraries, stated that international conferences must play a significant role in providing goal-oriented and field-specific recommendations to the government.

This he said as the chief guest at the two-day International Conference on Sustainable Utilization of Natural Resources 2023, which was hosted by the National Centre of Excellence in Geology at the University of Peshawar on Tuesday.

He stated that the Higher Education Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar prioritises research and development and encourages interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving at the institution.

He stated that universities will establish think tanks to provide governments with research-based solutions. He stated that, after mutual consultation, specific recommendations from this international conference would be sent to the government.

The Provincial Secretary praised the Director of the National Centre of Excellence in Geology (NCEG) at the University of Peshawar for organising such an event.

In his address, Vice Chancellor of the University of Peshawar Prof. Dr. Muhammad Idrees hoped that the international conferences recommendations would bring positive change to the fields of minerals, natural hazards, forests, water resources, agriculture, and other earth sciences. He praised the seminar’s organisers and sponsors for putting on such a thought-provoking event.

Dr. Liaqat Ali, Director NCEG University of Peshawar, stated at the closing ceremony that the National Centre of Excellence in Geology University of Peshawar has made significant contributions to resolving issues of public and private sector organisations through multidisciplinary research.

He stated that the Centre was performing its duties in areas such as water and soil conservation, environmental impact studies, disaster management, agriculture, the oil and gas sector, mines and mineral exploration, energy crises, communication, and works and industries.

He emphasised the importance of the government enacting legislation to include NCEG in providing technical solutions to problems in the field of earth and environmental science to the relevant government departments.

The Chief Guest enjoyed the exhibition and stopped by the NCEG Labs, Gems and Jewellery, GIS & Space Applications in Geosciences (G-SAG), and National Centre of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA) stalls.

Prof Emeritus Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tahir Shah presented the International conferences recommendations to the government for improving the industrial sector as well as policy guidelines that will assist it in developing industrial policies. According to Professor Emeritus Dr. Muhammad Qasim Jan, earth sciences academicians are responsible for conducting purpose-based research.

Speaking earlier at the conference, Mr. Yaseen Khan Wazir, Director General of Soil and Water Conservation, stated that the conference’s outcomes would be used to address soil and water conservation issues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

On the occasion, Inamullah Khan, Chief of Party USAID-Economic Recovery and Development Activity (ERDA), spoke about the importance of properly storing available fresh water resources in the third pole by increasing storage capacity.

During the conference, keynote speakers from the Netherlands, China, Malaysia, Japan, Oman, and Pakistan shared their valuable research findings in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering, Mineral Exploration, Remote Senescing for Natural Resources, Agriculture Sector, Climate Change, Soil and Water Conservation, and others.

The Conference was organised by the NCEG at the University of Peshawar in collaboration with the National Centre of GIS and Space Applications (NCGSA) at the Institute of Space Technology in Islamabad.

Keynote speakers from the Netherlands, China, Malaysia, Japan, Oman, and Pakistan shared their research findings in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering, Mineral Exploration, Remote Senescing for Natural Resources, Agriculture Sector, Climate Change, Soil and Water Conservation, and others.