Collaboration with Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)

In the realm of climate action Sustainability office of NUST, fostered progress in SDG-13 and signed a memorandum of understanding MoU with Aga Khan Agency for Habitat on 03 September 2021.

The collaboration’s core area of interest is to establish habitat plans for disaster-prone valleys of Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral through environmental assessments, socioeconomic surveys, and coveted innovative research.

In signees are Dr. Rizwan Riaz pro-rector of Research Innovation and Commercialization (RIC) from NUST and Mr. Nawab Ali Khan, Chief Executive Officer CEO of Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) with other senior official teams from both sides were attending the ceremony.

This mutual agreement will help reduce the exacerbated climate change impacts in the five valleys of Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral and is envisioned to provide the residents with safe and thriving habitats for their development.