Altaf Hamid Rao.

MIRPUR ( AJK): January 5: A day-long capacity-building workshop titled “Climate Futures 2030 with a Focus on Mirpur”, here Sunday, emphasized the importance of integrated, locally informed approaches to strengthen climate resilience in Mirpur and across AJK, it was officially said by the organisers.

The event was hosted by ‘Center For Peace, Development and Reforms (CPDR), world-fame NGO-cum-think tank, bringing together young climate activists, students,researchers, practitioners, and civil society representatives to examine climate change
impacts in Azad Jammu & Kashmir through a systems-based approach, our Special Jammu Kashmir state Correspondent Altaf Hamid Rao reports from Mirpur.

The workshop focused on understanding climate risks across air, land, and water systems, with
particular attention to Mirpur’s urban and environmental challenges, APP AJK Correspondent reports.

The largely-attended event featured participatory mapping and scenario-building exercises, where
participants developed best- and worst-case climate futures for 2030.

Participants shared respective input discussing and highlighting key concerns including water stress, land-use change, air pollution, and
unplanned urban growth, emphasizing how interconnected systems can intensify
climate vulnerability.

The workshop concluded with
the identification of priority areas and early warning signals to guide future climate action and community-level initiatives.