ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have launched the UK-Pakistan Green Compact, a new partnership aimed at strengthening climate resilience, accelerating the clean energy transition and promoting nature-based solutions, including mangrove conservation.
The agreement was signed in Islamabad by Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Musadik Malik and UK Minister for International Development Jennifer Chapman. Under the Compact, the UK will provide £35 million (about $44 million) in targeted support for green development and long-term climate action.
Officials described the initiative as a shift from policy dialogue to on-ground implementation at a time when climate risks are intensifying across South Asia, with Pakistan among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the region.
The Compact is built around five pillars: climate finance and investment, clean energy transition, nature-based solutions, innovation and youth empowerment, and adaptation and resilience. It will focus on mobilising public and private climate finance, strengthening regulatory frameworks for green investment and developing bankable climate projects.
The partnership also highlights the growing cost competitiveness of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, reinforcing the economic case for Pakistan’s energy transition. Restoring mangroves to enhance coastal resilience and engaging youth and innovators in the green economy are key priorities.
UK Minister Jennifer Chapman said the impacts of climate change are being felt globally, warning that the cost of inaction would far exceed the investments required today.
