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On World Environment Day 2021 Celebration event, UN-Habitat launched Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) in Pakistan for restoration of urban and marine ecosystem, in collaboration with Ministry of Climate Change, UN Environment, Sindh Environment Protection Agency, Directorate of urban policy and strategic unit Sindh, Sindh Solid Waste Management Board and NED University of Engineering and Technology. The WaQT will be applied in Karachi to analyze the challenges of solid waste management in the city and will identify policy and infrastructure gaps for the improved solid waste management.

The kickoff event took place in Karachi on 27th May 2021 in hybrid mode. Barrister Murtaza Wahab Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for law, environment, Climate change and coastal development, Sindh was the Chief Guest. Mr. Jawed Ali Khan, HPM, UN Habitat welcomed the participants. Ms. Maimunah Sharif, Executive Director, UN Habitat gave the opening remarks virtually and extended sincere congratulations to the Government of Pakistan for hosting this year’s observance of World Environment Day. She highlighted that if we want to address this pandemic and the current global environmental challenges such as solid waste, they must be used to transform, to build back better. UN-Habitat is assisting cities through actions including waste data and monitoring, knowledge sharing, education and advocacy.