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International Conference on

Recent Trends in Environmental Sustainability

Message by the Patron

I am pleased to share that the Department of Environmental
Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) - Vehari Campus,
is organizing an International Environmental Science Conference
(ESCON 2022) on Recent Trends in Environmental Sustainability.
We as a COMSATS family greatly appreciate our Chief guest Prof.
Dr. Robina Farooq, Vice Chancellor-Government College Women
University, Faisalabad who agreed to spare some time from her
busy schedule and graced the event. I pay my sincere gratitude
to the keynote speakers from Australia, Italy, USA, Germany,
Canada, France, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman and China. I express my deepest appreciation
to the collaborators and partners who have contributed to make this idea to a success.
Although, relatively young University of the country, COMSATS University Islamabad has
brought a big change in research culture of the country especially in STEMs owing to its
visionary leadership. To further grow and enhance the skill set of faculties and graduates, high
impact national and international conferences, seminars, and symposiums are pre-requisite
which provide a platform for researchers to come in close contact with each other to share
their ideas and create opportunities for future collaborations.
The environmental degradation by anthropogenic activities is a widespread and serious issue
confronting society, scientists, and regulatory authorities worldwide. The importance of
sustainable development with no harm to environment is high on agenda on global scale. In
post-industrial era, the world has witnessed a rapid but uneven industrial and technological
development, which has affected the environment sustainability, and already World has
started observing some effects, such as global warming, air pollution, climate change, and
loss of biodiversity. The challenges of sustainable development can only be achieved through
an integrated and comprehensive approach involving social and technological changes in all
sectors of human life and its environment.

This conference has brought national and international researchers, academicians, scientists,
students, engineers and practitioners to share their experiences and showcase their
innovations that will help to solve the environmental issues, risks and safety assessments. The
conference provides an excellent opportunity in the region for all the stakeholders to catch
up with and contribute to the developments with environmental sustainability. I must say
that organizing such an International Conference in Vehari should be an ice breaking event as
it would bring more international partners to this region. Vehari and its surrounding has
immense potential to become a leader in sustainable development from the agriculture and
vet sciences. Moreover, such an event at Vehari will serve as a highly valuable learning
platform for our students who have very limited opportunities of such events in this region.
Also, our students will have an interaction and exposure with well-known national and
international researchers and scientist.

I am equally sure that the faculty and other stake holders in the region will take full benefit of
the activity and will help to define a road map of activities to follow the conference. I also
heard about publication of papers from this conference in a special issue of Environmental

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