Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges

International Conference Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges 9th -11th May 2012, Islamabad Venue: National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad

Programme

Day 1: May 09, 2012

Registration of the Participants (09:00 – 09:30)

Inaugural Session: 09:30 Guests to be seated 09:55 Arrival of the Chief Guest 10:00 Recitation from the Holy Quran 10:05 Welcome Address by Prof. Dr. Mudassir Asrar, Chairperson, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology 10:10 Brief outline of the Workshop by Dr. Tariq Mahmood, Conference Secretary 10:15 Address by Representative, Ministry of Climate Change 10:25 Address by Prof. Dr. Jonathan Palmer, New Zealand 10:55 Address by the honourable Chief Guest, Mir Changez Khan Jamali, Federal Minister for Science and Technology

11:10 Refreshments

First Plenary Session: (Main Hall) 11:45 – 12:15 Teak Tree Ring Dendroecology and Climatology Research in Northwest Thailand Prof. Dr. Nathsuda Pumijumnong Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand 12:15 – 12:45 Mineral Carbonation by Enhanced Weathering Dr. Ayesha Saeed Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia 12:45 – 13:15 Climate Change Scenario: From where to start? Prof. Dr. Moinuddin Ahmed Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi 13:15 – 14:15 Lunch and Prayer Break

Theme 1: Agriculture and Forestry (Room No. 025) (Parallel Session) 14:15 – 14:35 Treeline Dynamics in Nepal Himalaya with Climate Change: What might be the consequences? Dr. Narayan Gaire Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal 14:35 – 14:55 Invitro Evaluation of Heat Stress Tolerance in Rice Cultivates of Sindh Pakistan Muhammad Kazim Ali Karachi Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of

1 Karachi, Karachi 14:55 – 15:15 Comparative Assessment of Satellite based Vegetation and Meteorological Data for Monitoring Drought Conditions in Wheat of Potohar Region Ibrar-ul-Hassan Akhtar Space and Application Research Center, SUPARCO, Islamabad 15:15 – 15:35 Climate Change Endangering Maize Productivity in Miscellaneous Cropping Zone of Punjab Dr. Tasneem Khaliq Agro Climatology Lab. Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 15:35 – 15:55 Soil Carbon Sequestration and Crop Yield as Influenced by Organic Amendments and NPK Fertilizer in Irrigated Area of North –West Pakistan Samreen Shehzadi Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture, Tarnab, Peshawar 15:55 – 16:25 Refreshments

Theme 2: Environment (Room No. 026) (Parallel Session) 14:15 – 14:35 Emerging Challenges of Global Warming Arif Mehmood Pakistan Metrological Department, Islamabad 14:35 – 14:55 Air Quality Regulations and the Environment of Islamabad Dr. Naila Siddique Chemistry Division, Directorate for Sciences, PINTECH, Islamabad 14:55 – 15:15 Cadmium Toxicity Attentuation by Parthenium: A Case Study Dr. Khizar Hayat Bhatti Botany Department, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 15:15 – 15:35 Assessment of Carbon Stocks of Moist Temperate Forests of Pakistan using Remote Sensing Methods and Forest Inventory Mehwish Ali Institute of Geographical Information Systems, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, NUST, Islamabad 15:35 – 15:55 The Role of Tectonic Plate Movement in Climate Change Dr. Mona Lisa COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 15:55 – 16:25 Refreshments

Theme 3: Biodiversity (Room No. 027) (Parallel Session) 14:15 – 14:35 Potential Impact of Climate Change on Butterflies Distribution in Pakistan Hassaan bin Saadat Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 14:35 – 14:55 Climate Change and its Impact on Lepidopterous Insect Fauna of Ayubia National Park Dr. Ghulam Ali Bajwa Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 14:55 – 15:15 Potential of Two Species to Explore the Past Climate Change of Gilgit Valley Muhammad Usama Zafar Federal Urdu University, Karachi 15:15 – 15:35 Coral Reef Discovery along Makran Coast and Various Threats to Coral Reefs Lt. Cdr. (Rtd) Tariq Mahmood

2 WWF / Pakistan Wetlands Programme, Karachi 15:35 – 15:55 Vegetation Dynamics in the Western Himalayas, Diversity Indices and Climate Change Shujaul M. Khan Department of Biology, Hazara University, Mansehra 15:55 – 16:25 Refreshments

Theme 1 (continued): Agriculture and Forestry (Room No. 025) (Parallel Session) 16:25 – 16:40 Response of Pea in Cu Stressed Conditions Nafisa Farooq Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 16:40 – 16:55 Global Warming Influence on Wheat Crop and Adaptation Strategy for Temperature Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 16:55 – 17:10 Daily Rainfall Generation for use in Crop Simulation Modelling for Northern Dry Mountains Agro Ecological Zone of Pakistan Nuzba Shaheen Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad 17:10 – 17:25 Quantitative Forests Description from Skardu, Gilgit and Astor Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Muhammad Akbar Federal Urdu University, Karachi End of day

Theme 2 (continued): Environment (Room No. 026) (Parallel Session) 16:25 – 16:40 Mycoeriedly Technology for Treatment of Tannery Waste Water Dr. Amna Shoaib Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 16:40 – 16:55 Membranes and Membrane Systems to Provide Clean Water and Energy and Environmental Dr. M. Ashraf Ex-Chief Scientist, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Islamabad 16:55 – 17:10 Assessing Soil Pollution from a Municipal Waste Dump in Islamabad- Pakistan: A study by INAA and AAS Dr. Shahida Waheed Chemistry Division, Directorate of Sciences, PINSTECH, Islamabad 17:10 – 17:25 Bio Remediation Heavy Metals by Rhizobium-Chick Pea Symbiosis Nasim Akhtar Agri. Biotechnology Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad End of day

Theme 4: Water and Glacier Resources (Room No. 027) (Parallel Session) 16:25 – 16:40 Use of Environmental Isotopes to Study the Effect of Climate Change on Passu Glacier Dr. Saira Butt Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology(PINSTECH), Islamabad 16:40 – 16:55 Effect of Climate Change on Water Resources Management in Pakistan

3 Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Bhutta Consultant, 164 k-1 WAPDA Town Lahore 16:55 – 17:10 The Impact of Climate Change: Monitoring of Baltoro Glacier using Geoinformatics M. Ahsan Mehboob Institute of Geographical Information Systems, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, NUST, Islamabad 17:10 – 17:25 Climate Change Impact on Flow Discharge of Neelam River Catchment Using Snowmelt Runoff Model Badar Munir Institute of Geographical Information Systems, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, NUST, Islamabad End of day

Day 2: May 10, 2012

Second Plenary Session: (Main Hall) 09:00 – 09:30 Comparison of Temperature Sensitive Tree-ring Chronologies in Southern Tibetan Plateau and Northern Siberia Prof. Dr. Qi-Bing Zhang State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 09:30 – 10:00 The Concept of Biovelly: an Approach to Poverty Alleviation in the Context of Green Economy Jawed Ali Khan Director General (Environment), Ministry of Climate Change, Islamabad 10:00 – 10:30 Pakistan and Climate Change: Water and Glacier Resources Chaudhry Irshad Ahmad General Manager (P&D) Water, WAPDA, Lahore 10:30 – 11:00 Refreshments

Theme 1 (continued): Agriculture and Forestry (Room No. 025) (Parallel Session) 11:00 – 11:20 Climate Change and Agriculture Dr. Muhammad Aslam Gill Food Security Commissioner Ministry of Food Security and Research, Islamabad 11:20 – 11:40 Rice Production under Changing Climate: A simulation study Prof. Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad University of Agriculture , Faisalabad 11:40 – 12:00 Future Changes in Extreme Climate Indices in the Northern Irrigated and Rainfed Regions of Pakistan using Downscaled GCMs and their Possible Impacts on Wheat Yield Javeria Ashraf Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad 12:00 – 12:20 Global Climate Change and Agriculture Dr. Shafqat Farooq Directorate of Academic Planning, PIEAS, Islamabad 12:20 – 12:40 Juniper Forests in Pakistan: Threats of Climate Change and Human Impact on the Structure and Dynamics Atta Mohammad Sarangzai Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta

4 12:40 – 13:00 Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Productivity under Different Agro-Ecological Conditions of Pakistan using Crop Simulation Modelling Approach M. Arif Goheer Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayer Break

Theme 4 (continued): Water and Glacier Resources (Room No. 026) (Parallel Session) 11:00 – 11:20 Estimating Glaciated Area using Satellite Remote Sensing Data Badar Ghauri Head of Department, Remote Sensing and Geo-Information Science, Institute of Space Technology, Karachi 11:20 – 11:40 Water Security of Pakistan in the Wake of Climate Change Challenge Ghazanfar Ali Head, Water Resources and Glaciology Section, Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad 11:40 – 12:00 Sustainable Drought Management System: A case study of Pakistan Porf. Dr. Amir Nawaz Khan Director and Dean, Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management, University of Peshawar 12:00 – 12:20 Integrated Mountain Research Challenge in Pakistan Dr. Khalida Khan Centre for Integrated Mountain Research, University of Punjab, Lahore 12:20 – 12:40 Evaluating the Impact of Projected Climate Change on Water Availability in the Indus Basin of Pakistan Asad Qureshi Senior Water Expert, IWMI Office, Lahore 12:40 – 13:00 Building Resilience for Development: A case of flood in Pakistan Kamal Ahmed Centre for Disaster Preparedness and Management, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayer Break

Theme 3 (continued): Biodiversity (Room No. 027) (Parallel Session) 11:00 – 11:20 Biodiversity among Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of Pakistan Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal Institute of Agricultural Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore 11:20 – 11:40 Prioritization of Research and Development Needs of Pakistan to Manage / Conserve Terrestrial Vegetation during Climate Change in Future Dr. Khalid Farooq Akbar Government Post-Graduate College, Sahiwal 11:40 – 12:00 Impacts of Flood 2010 on Fish Biodiversity of River Swat Muhammad Yousaf Department of Environmental Sciences, Hazara University, Mansehra 12:00 – 12:20 Benthic Fauna and Zooplankton Distribution of East Bay, Gawader Saira Ishaq National Institute of Oceanography, Karachi 12:20 – 12:40 Biodiversity of Dinosaurs from Mesozoic of Pakistan M. Sadiq Malkani Geological Survey of Pakistan, Quetta 12:40 – 13:00 Response of Nigella sativa L. Biodiversity, Yield and Yield Attributes over Three Years Trial under Field Conditions

5 Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Mansehra 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayer Break

Theme 1 (continued): Agriculture and Forestry (Room No. 025) (Parallel Session) 14:00 – 14:15 Water Requirements and Management for Crop Production Under Changing Climate in Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Munir Ahmad Water Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad 14:15 – 14:30 Enhancing the Performance of Hybrid Maize by Transplanting, Foliar Application of MLE and Seed Priming under Cool Conditions Dr. Irfan Afzal University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 14:30 – 14:45 Screening of Micronutrient-Efficient Wheat Genotypes for Low Fertility Soils in Irrigated Areas of KP Province Parvez Khan Soil Science Division, Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture, Tarnab, Peshawar 14:45 – 15:00 Spatial and Temporal Localization Pattern of DHNs Showing their Functional Characterization in Sugarcane Varieties under Heat Stress Dr. Saddia Galani KIBGE, University of Karachi, Karachi 15:00 – 15:15 Quantitative Community Description from Central Karakoram National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Alamdar Hussain Federal Urdu University, Karachi 15:15 – 15:30 Disturbance Potentential of Some Pine Tree Species of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Tasveer Zahra Bokhari Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 15:30 – 16:00 Refreshments

16:00 – 17:00 Poster Session

Theme 2 (continued): Environment (Room No. 026) (Parallel Session) 14:00 – 14:15 Analysis of temporal and spatial variations in Rawal lake water quality parameters Muhammad Irfan Mirza Pakistan Naval Engineering College, Karachi 14:15 – 14:30 Physico-chemical and Bacteriological Analysis of Drinking Water Quality of Gilgit-Baltistan Salma Ahmed Department of Biological Sciences, Karakorum International University, Gilgit 14:30 – 14:45 Detection of Hydrocarbon Seepages using Hyper-spectral Remote Sensing Saad Khan Institute of Space Technology Space, Islamabad 14:45 – 15:00 Impacts of Protection on Water Quality, Quantity and Soil of Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests of Galliyat Samina Irshad Department of Environmental Sciences, Hazara University, Manshera 15:00 – 15:15 Climate Change Extremes for Punjab, Pakistan

6 Dr. M. Anwar Baig National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 15:15 – 15:30 Ecological Impacts of Exotic Concorpus Plantation on Urban Ecology of Hyderabad City Saeed Akhtar Abro University of Sindh, Jamshoro 15:30 – 16:00 Refreshments

Theme 3 (continued): Biodiversity (Room No. 027) (Parallel Session) 14:00 – 14:15 Identification of the Biodiversity of Plant Parasitic Nematodes of Vegetable Fields Prof. Safdar A. Anwar Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 14:15 – 14:30 Sacred Jungles: Traditional way of conserving endangered ecosystems and biodiversity in semi-tribal area, Kurd Sharif & SHO (District Karak, KPK) Dr. Amin Shah Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 14:30 – 14:45 Influence of Edaphic Variable on the Distribution of Pine Species in Moist Temperature Area of Southern Himalayan and Hindukush Region of Pakistan Dr. M. Faheem Siddiqui Federal Urdu University, Karachi 14:45 – 15:00 Preliminary Record of Phytoplankton Diversity and Abundance along Balochistan Coast Zaib-un-Nisa Burhan Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi 15:00 – 15:15 First Report on Occurrence of Noctiluca scintillans Bloom in Coastal Water of Hingol National Park, Makran Hina Saeed Baig National Institute of Oceanography, Karachi 15:15 – 15:30 Ethno-botanical Studies of Economically Important Plants from Mountainous Region of Gilgit-Baltistan Muhammad Rashid Botany Department, Hazara University, Mansehra 15:30 – 16:00 Refreshments

Day 3: May 11, 2012

Third Plenary Session: (Main Hall) 09:00 – 09:30 Pakistan’s Climate Change Policy and Action Plan Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry Advisor on Climate Change, Ministry of Defence, Islamabad 09:30 – 10:00 Intera-Annual Tree Growth and Climate Relationship of Fagus orientalis in Alborz Mountain of Iran Dr. Kambiz Pourtahmasi Iran 10:00 – 10:30 Climate Change and Related Concerns for Pakistan Muhammad Munir Sheikh

7 Global Change Impact Studies Centre, Islamabad 10:30 – 11:00 Refreshments

Theme 1 (continued): Agriculture and Forestry (Room No. 025) (Parallel Session) 11:00 – 11:20 Climate Change and Food Security – the response of Capsicum Annuum enhanced atmospheric CO2 in terms of growth, yield, chemical and nutritional composition Dr. Ikhtiar Khan Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 11:20 – 11:40 Assessment of Invitro Drought Tolerance of Rose Rootstocks Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Department of Horticulture, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi 11:40 – 12:00 Effect of High Temperature Stress on Grain Yield and Yield Components of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Khalil Ahmed Leghari Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam 12:00 – 12:20 Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture During Winter Season over Pakistan Dr. Khalid M. Malik National Agromet Center, Pakistan Meteorological Department, Islamabad 12:20 – 12:40 Comparative and Virtual Study of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Callogenesis in Cadmium Stress, Effectuate Antioxidant Enzymes Dr. Syed Hammad Shah Department of Botany, GC University, Faisalabad 12:40 – 13:00 Two New Challenges for Sustainable Wheat Production in Sindh due to Climate Change Shamadad Khanzada Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch and Prayer Break

Theme 5: Energy (Room No. 026) (Parallel Session) 11:00 – 11:20 Sustainable Energy Future: Global Technological Challenges and Local Economic Opportunities- Need for Institutional Development Zaheer Gillani Ministry of Climate Change, Islamabad 11:20 – 11:40 Clean Energy Production: An imperative for Clean Environment Dr. M. Bilal Khan Centre for Energy Systems, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 11:40 – 12:00 Biodiesel from Rapeseed Oil: Optimized Production, Characterization and Emission Level Behavior Dr. Muhammad Danish University of Gujrat, Gujrat 12:00 – 12:15 Assessment of Wind Power Potential in Pakistan using Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model M. Amjad Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad 12:15 – 12:30 Synthesis, FT-IR, NMR (H AND C) and GC-MS Studies of Castor Oil Biodiesel- A non-edible indigenous renewable green energy Dr. Saqib Ali Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 12:30 – 12:45 An Overview of Ocean Renewable Energy Resources in Pakistan

8 Nuzhat Khan National Institute of Oceanography, Karachi 12:45 – 13:00 Design of a Cost Efficient PV Parameters Monitoring System M. Ali GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch and Prayer Break

Theme 6: Health (Room No. 027) (Parallel Session) 11:00 – 11:20 Biodiversity Loss, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Impact on Human and Crops Dr. Zabta K. Shinwari Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 11:20 – 11:40 Chemical Composition of Dust Storm and its Impact on Human Health with Associated Problems in Quetta City Dr. Saadullah Khan Leghari University of Balochistan, Quetta 11:40 – 12:00 Future Air Pollution and Health Impacts over Punjab using Energy and Environment Models Tahira Munir Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Islamabad 12:00 – 12:20 Microbiological Assessment of Water Quality and other Clinical Infections in Super Flood Affected Areas in Sindh- Karachi-Pakistan Sikandar K. Sherwani Department of Microbiology, Federal Urdu University for Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi 12:20 – 12:40 Various Diseases in relation to Heat Wave Fahd ur Rehman Liaquat National Medical College, Karachi 12:40 – 13:00 Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Malaria Risk Mapping Using Gi’s: A Case Study of Rawalpindi District M. Haris Mazher Institute of Geographical Information Systems, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, NUST, Islamabad 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch and Prayer Break

Theme 1 (continued): Agriculture and Forestry (Room No. 025) (Parallel Session) 14:30 – 14:45 Importance of Ozonation an Emerging Safe and Cost Effective Technique to Secure Life on Climacteric and Non-climacteric Fruits under Modified Atmosphere Storage Dr. M. Mushtaq Ahmad Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad 14:45 – 15:00 Simulation of Grain Yield for Different Nitrogen Rates using Ceres-Wheat Model Dr. Syed Aftab Wajid Agro-Climatology Lab. Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad 15:00 – 15:15 Nutrients Composition of Canola (Brassica napus L.) as Affected by Drought Stress and Applied Potassium Rizwan Alam University of Peshawar, Peshawar 15:15 – 15:30 Impact of Climate Change on Cotton Crop Z.A. Deho

9 Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Tando Jam 15:30 – 15:45 Utilization of Waste Land Using Woody Perennials Mukhtiar Ali Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture, Peshawar 15:45 End of Technical Sessions

Theme 7: Natural Disasters and Communities (Room No. 026) (Parallel Session) 14:30 – 14:50 Impact of Climate Change on Floods in Northern Areas of Pakistan Dr. Shahina Tariq COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 14:50 – 15:10 Community-based Climate Change-Related Disaster Management Dr. Mussarat Jabeen COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad 15:10 – 15:25 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources and Communities in Soon Valley Punjab Salt Range Malik Farooq Ahmed Agriculture Extension Department, Naushera (Khushab) 15:25 – 15:40 Vulnerability Assessment of Balakot Mountainous Community towards Natural Disasters Laila Shahzad Government College University, Lahore 15:40 End of Technical Sessions

Theme 8: Natural Resources (Room No. 027) (Parallel Session) 14:30 – 14:50 Climate Change Impacts on Coastal Resources of Pakistan Dr. Shahid Amjad Environment and Energy Department, Institute of Business Management, Karachi 14:50 – 15:10 Change Detection in Land Cover/ Land Use A case study of Rawalpindi District Dr. Sheikh Saeed Ahmad Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi 15:10 – 15:25 Climate Change Effect on the Natural Resources of Pakistan: Mitigation and adaptation measure to cop up the effect Naveed Mustafa 15:25 – 15:40 Restoration Strategies for Sustainable use of Depleted Terrestrial Ecosystem of Noor Pur Thal Khushab, Pakistan Dr. Abdul Ghani Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 15:40 End of Technical Sessions

Closing Session: 16:00 Guests to be seated 16:15 Arrival of the Chief Guest 16:20 Recitation from the Holy Quran 16:25 Conference Review by Conference Secretary 16:35 Views of the Conference Participants

10 16:45 Address by Ms. Rahela Baloch, Minister of State for Science an Technology 16:55 Vote of Thanks by the Chairperson, PCST 17:05 Address by the Chief Guest

17:15 Refreshments