Pakistan is amongst the most vulnerable countries facing Climate Change risks with very low technical, financial and professional capacity to adapt, mitigate and prevent its adverse impact. Climate Change aggravates the social inequalities, and intensifies social factors leading to displacement, conflicts, instability, and changes in migration patterns. Low budgets and lacking in technical support, and human and professional capacity are also big issues for planning sustainable solutions not only in Pakistan but also for other developing countries of the world.
It is believed that space borne data with proper GIS analyses can provide low cost and easy to adopt alternatives to adapt, mitigate and prevent Climate Change to support efficient decision-making systems of the developing world. It is also believed that development of GIS and Space Applications in this domain is not only something that can be shared with international organizations but it can also help in improving living standards of Pakistan through sustainable solutions for healthy environment, better urban planning, saving of natural resources, etc. In this regard, the availability of such a lab with latest equipment and competent team of experts and analysts can be of great advantage to adapt, mitigate and prevent climate change problem. The RSGCRL aims to promote and facilitate education, research activities and collaborations to study and develop GIS and Space Applications with particular emphasis on sustainable development in Pakistan, and cost-effective tools for developing world.