Akhund Forbes sponsors K2 expedition to increase Climate Change awareness.

Akhund Forbes has sponsored Wajid Ullah Nagri, a pioneering Pakistani mountaineer, in his expedition to reach the K2 summit. K2 is the second highest mountain on earth and lies in Pakistan at 8,611 meters above sea level. Wajid successfully reached K2’s summit and has also safely returned.

On this occasion, Akhund Forbes’ managing partner Rabel Akhund said, “we are pleased to have sponsored Wajid in an attempt to raise awareness for Pakistan’s melting glaciers as a result of anthropogenic climate change. Climate change is the single largest existential threat that humankind is currently facing and our common humanity requires all of us to respond to this crisis. This is particularly so for countries like Pakistan whose capacity to respond to climate change, through adaptation and mitigation strategies, is limited.”

Akhund Forbes’ climate change practice includes advising diverse clients from multilateral organisations to investors and financiers on environmental law, poverty alleviation and energy & hydro projects.