World Environment Day June-2017 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY JUNE 2017 On the Theme of “Connecting People to Nature; in the Cities, on the Land; from the Poles, to the Equator” Celebrated by PAKISTAN ENGINEERING CONGRESS Pakistan Engineering Congress (4th Floor) Pakistan Engineering Congress Building, 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market Gulberg III, Lahore 54660 (Near Liberty Roundabout) Phone: (042) 35784238, (042) 35784235 Fax: (042) 35784236 Web-site: www.pecongress.org.pk E-mail: [email protected] i World Environment Day June-2017 ON BEHALF OF PAKISTAN ENGINEERING CONGRESS Pakistan Engineering Congress as a body does not hold itself responsible for the opinions expressed by different authors in this volume Compiled and edited By: Engr. Syed Mansoob Ali Zaidi Member Executive Council / Convener Symposium Committee Published by: Engr. Nayyar Saeed Secretary PEC Price Rs.500/- Members Free ISBN: 978-969-603-032-4 Can be had at: Pakistan Engineering Congress (4th Floor) Pakistan Engineering Congress Building, 97-A/D-1, Liberty Market Gulberg III, Lahore 54660 (Near Liberty Roundabout) Phone: (042) 35784238, (042) 35784235 Fax: (042) 35784236 Web-site: www.pecongress.org.pk E-mail: [email protected] ii World Environment Day June-2017 PAKISTAN ENGINEERING CONGRESS THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR THE 74TH SESSION PRESIDENT Engr. Ch. Ghulam Hussain Immediate Past President Engr. Iftikhar Ahmad (President 73rd Session) VICE PRESIDENTS 1 Engr. Husnain Ahmad 6 Engr. Ch. Muhammad Arif 2 Engr. R. K. Anver 7 Engr. Akhtar Abbas Khawaja 3 Engr. Ijaz Ahmad Cheema 8 Engr. Syed Shehzad Raza 4 Engr. Dr. Izhar-ul-Haq 9 Engr. Muhammad Amin 5 Engr. Tariq Rasheed Wattoo Office Bearers 1 Engr. Nayyar Saeed Secretary 2 Engr. Ch. Muhammad Aamir Ali Joint Secretary 3 Engr. Najam Waheed Treasurer 4 Engr. Capt. (R) M. Qadir Khan Publicity Secretary 5 Engr. Amjad Saeed Business Manager Executive Council Members 1 Engr. Riaz Ahmad Khan 17 Engr. Khalid Javed 2 Engr. Syed Abdul Qadir Shah 18 Engr. Najam Waheed 3 Engr. Syed Mansoob Ali Zaidi 19 Engr. Ahmad Nadeem 4 Engr. Iftikhar ul Haq 20 Engr. Anwar Ahmad 5 Engr. Abdul Khaliq Khan 21 Engr. Muhammad Usman 6 Engr. Pervaiz Iftikhar 22 Engr. Brig. (R) Sohail Ahmad Qureshi 7 Engr. Sheikh Muhammad Saeed Tahir 23 Engr. Muhammad Ibrahim Malik 8 Engr. Tahir Anjum Qureshi 24 Engr. Jamil Ahmad Basra 9 Engr. Brig. Farooq Murawat 25 Engr. Mashhadi Hussain Zaidi 10 Engr. Latif Khan 26 Engr. Liaquat Hussain 11 Engr. M. Anwar Qaseem Qureshi 27 Engr. Syed Nafasat Raza 12 Engr. Capt. (R) M. Qadir Khan 28 Engr. Muhammad Sharif Shah 13 Engr. Ali Arshad Hakeem 29 Engr. Atiq ur Rehman 14 Engr. Dr. Muhammad Saeed 30 Engr. Jahangir Larik 15 Engr. Syed Anwar ul Hassan 31 Engr. Faisal Shahzad 16 Engr. Amjad Saeed iii World Environment Day June-2017 Pakistan Engineering Congress Symposium Committee (74th Session) 1. Engr. S. M. A. Zaidi Convener 2. Engr. Iftikhar ul Haq Co-Convener 3. Engr. Husnain Ahmad Member 4. Engr. Dr. Izhar ul Haq Member 5. Engr. Riaz Ahmad Khan Member 6. Engr. Akhtar Abbas Khawaja Member 7. Engr. Abdul Khaliq Khan Member 8. Engr. Najam Waheed Member 9. Engr. Anwar Ahmad Member 10. Engr. Amjad Saeed Member iv World Environment Day June-2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. Title of Paper Author Page No. No. Address of Welcome on Engr. Ch. Ghulam 1 World Environment Day, Hussain, President Pakistan June – 2017 Engineering Congress 100 A BRIEF ON FORESTRY Fatima Tanveer and 3 RESOURCES OF Tayyaba Seemab CHOLISTAN DESERT AND A FUTURE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY 101 GLOBAL WARMING, Aqsa Fayaz, Naveed 22 CLIMATE CHANGE Anwar, Engr. Dr. Abdullah (CAUSES, IMPACTS, Yasir, Anita Kanwal, Farwah MITIGATION, Hassan, Mujtaba Baqir, Dr. ADAPTATION) AND Waqas U Din Khan CARBON-DI-OXIDE MEASUREMENT; A REVIEW 102 GLOBAL WARMING, Nabia Farrukh, M. Naveed 35 CLIMATE CHANGE, Anwar, Engr. Dr. Abdullah CARBON CAPTURING, Yasir, Amna Aman, AND STORAGE – A REVIEW Mahnoor Abid, Dr. Waqas U Din Khan, Mujtaba Baqir 103 STAKEHOLDERS’ Mr. Attia Dastgir, Dr. Fayyaz 44 INVOLVEMENT IN Ahmad, Mr. Sarfraz Naseer NATURAL SUSTAINABILITY OF WAPDA PROJECTS – A STRATEGY PAYING DIVIDENDS 104 URBAN HEAT ISLAND IN Yasmeen, Z., M. Afzaal, M. 54 CHANGING CLIMATE Akram Anjum, Burhan A. (A CASE STUDY OF Khan KARACHI HEAT WAVE, 2015) v World Environment Day June-2017 105 CLIMATE CHANGE Muhammad Ramzan Javed 67 IMPACTS, MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION MEASURES 106 ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS Bilal Naveed, Talha Ayub, 73 RELATED TO SHALE GAS Muhammad Wajahat, ADVANCEMENT AND Muhammad Junaid, Faizan THEIR MITIGATIONS Ahmed 107 GREENING THE Abdul Aleem Chaudhry 81 LANDSCAPE IN PAKISTAN Ph.D 108 ENVIRONMENTAL Ghulam Zakir Hassan and 104 CONCERNS FOR Faiz Raza Hassan SUSTAINABLE USE OF GROUNDWATER FOR FOOD SECURITY IN PUNJAB 109 CHALLENGES FOR Azeem Khalid, Shahid 124 ENVIRONMENTAL Mahmood and Anila SUSTAINABILITY AND Sikandar FOOD SECURITY IN PAKISTAN Listing of papers 132 presented at various World Environment Day(s) vi World Environment Day June-2017 Engr. Ch. Ghulam Hussain President 74th Session vii World Environment Day June-2017 viii World Environment Day June-2017 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS By Engr. Ch. Ghulam Hussain President PAKISTAN ENGINEERING CONGRESS ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (Monday 5th June 2017) Fellow Engineers, Members of Pakistan Engineering Congress, Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen! I take this opportunity on behalf of Pakistan Engineering Congress in general and on my own in particular to welcome you all to this gathering for observing World Environment Day 2017. Significance of marking this day is directly linked with the vital importance of environment in the life of the peoples and the nations. Consequently, United Nations Conference on Environment Development in 1992 declared 5th June as “World Environment Day” Regarding usage of resources, both natural and financial, there are injunctions in the Holy Quran, for guidance of the humanity and I quote: “Eat and drink, but do not waste; indeed He does not like the wasteful”. Every year, the theme of World Environment Day is carefully selected to cover various aspects: relating to Environmental issues facing the humanity; affecting the lives of the people: and the surroundings of their habitats. UN suggested theme for this year is: “Connecting People to Nature: in the Cities; on the Land; from the Poles to the Equator” This theme invites you to think about how we are part of nature and how intimately we depend on it? It challenges us to find fun and exciting ways to experience and cherish this vital relationship. In recent decades scientific advances as well as growing environmental problems such as global warming, are helping us to understand the countless ways in which natural systems support our own prosperity and well-being. For example, world’s oceans, forests and soils act as vast stores for greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane; farmers and fisher folk harness nature on land and under water to provide us with food; scientists develop medicines using genetic material drawn from the millions of species that make up Earth’s astounding biological diversity. Billions of rural people around the world spend every working day ‘connected to nature’ and appreciate full well their dependence on natural water supplies and how nature provides their livelihoods in the form of fertile soil? They are among the first to suffer 1 World Environment Day June-2017 when ecosystems are threatened, whether by pollution, climate change or over- exploitation. Nature’s gifts are often hard to value in monetary terms. Like clean air, they are often taken for granted, at least until they become scarce. However, economists are developing ways to measure the multi-trillion-dollar worth of many so-called ecosystem services from insects pollinating fruit trees in the orchards of California to the leisure health and spiritual benefits of hike up into a Himalayan / Karakoram valley. In the present age of asphalt and smart phones and among the distractions of modern life, connections with nature can be fleeting. This commemoration of World Environment Day 2017 can make clearer than ever that we need harmony between humanity and nature so that both are able to thrive. World Environment Day is a day for everyone, everywhere, since it began in 1992, global citizens have organized many thousands of events, from neighborhood clean-ups to action against wildlife crime to replanting forests. Connecting People to Nature, the theme for World Environment Day 2017 implores to get outdoors and into nature to appreciate its beauty and its importance. بقول شاعر مشرق Ladies & Gentlemen! This year’s World Environment Day is an ideal occasion to go out and enjoy your country’s national parks and other wilderness areas. Park authorities in some countries may follow Canada’s example and waive or reduce park entry fees on June 5 or for a longer period. We request Government to allow free entry to all citizens to the national parks of Pakistan. With this prologue, I conclude my introductory remarks and once again thank you all for participating in this event. Pakistan Paindabad 2 World Environment Day June-2017 A BRIEF ON FORESTRY RESOURCES OF CHOLISTAN DESERT AND A FUTURE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY Fatima Tanveer1 & Tayyaba Seemab2 ABSTRACT Cholistan desert was declared as protected Forest in 1950. The Cholistan Development Authority is the caretaker of entire land of Cholistan desert. The Forest department has the responsibility for the management of its natural vegetation which is known as Tropical Thorne Forest. In Cholistan, Forests are used for many purposes. Out of total 95 identified plant species, at least 20 species are used for human food in various forms. The most important use of grasses is their medicinal usage. Forests and rangelands provide forage for livestock heads. Continued reduction in vegetation cover has increased its surface temperature resulting in increased evaporation rate of limited rainfall, recognized as self-reinforcing feature for desertification.