Climate Change
Let 2024 be the year when we all proactively ensure that our communities are safeguarded and that the future is secure against the inevitable next storm.
Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:46am
Adopting effective policies could help Pakistan not only mitigate impacts of climate change but also attract investment and expand trade horizons.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 10:48am
LAHORE: A thought-provoking session, titled ‘Loss, Damage and Climate Reparations: Growing Inequalities and the...
Published 28 Apr, 2024 07:30am
India's top court declines to order any change to vote-counting process.
Published 26 Apr, 2024 12:48pm
World Meteorological Organisation says impact of heatwaves in Asia becoming more severe.
Updated 23 Apr, 2024 02:18pm
Residents say flash floods in the mountainous village have also come to an end since the cutting of trees was stopped over the last three years.
Published 22 Apr, 2024 07:19am
Warns public life, property, infrastructure vulnerable to Glofs in nine cities.
Updated 18 Apr, 2024 11:10am
Scientists have likened permafrost thaw to the melting of an ancient freezer which reveals contents that have not been seen since the Ice Age.
Updated 17 Apr, 2024 09:39am
The government must prioritise the upgrading of infrastructure to withstand extreme weather.
Updated 16 Apr, 2024 12:17pm
The World Bank “cannot tackle poverty without the broader view", says head Ajay Banga.
Updated 16 Apr, 2024 09:28am
Death toll jumps to 39; homes, infrastructure damaged in Pasni, Kech, Panjgur, Gwadar.
Updated 15 Apr, 2024 08:11am
The Climate Act and associated legislation will need consolidation.
Updated 13 Apr, 2024 09:28am
The climate activist joined hundreds of protesters on a walk from The Hague’s city centre to the nearby A12 arterial highway.
Updated 07 Apr, 2024 11:29am
Many schools have no air-conditioning, leaving students to swelter in crowded, poorly ventilated classrooms.
Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:44am
The technique is seen as a climate solution, with advocates saying it is the most straightforward way to benefit the planet's health and ensure food security.
Updated 05 Apr, 2024 03:20pm
Aftab Alam Khan has developed climate-resilient solutions across 35 countries and advised governments in Pakistan, Indonesia, and South Africa.
Updated 05 Apr, 2024 12:04pm
Torrential rains in February inflicted heavy damage on historic buildings in Shahi Bazaar.
Updated 01 Apr, 2024 11:11am
Premier tells Russian diplomat Pakistan wants to enhance bilateral cooperation in energy, trade and investment.
Updated 31 Mar, 2024 11:31am
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a seminar have said that climate and weather conditions in Sindh are making the situation,...
Published 28 Mar, 2024 08:39am
Rising temperatures, rapid glacial melts and warming oceans are triggering a host of climate-related events.
Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:04am
Africa and South America would be most affected but the northern hemisphere would not be spared higher prices, study finds.
Updated 24 Mar, 2024 10:31am
WMO report confirms 2023 as by far the hottest year ever recorded.
Published 19 Mar, 2024 09:08pm
Average concentrations of of PM2.5, which are small airborne particles that damage lungs reached 73.7 micrograms in Pakistan.
Updated 19 Mar, 2024 01:42pm
Court bars CDA from felling trees till next hearing; 7,000 trees so far removed.
Updated 19 Mar, 2024 11:33am
Government ministers have been throwing about terms like “eco terrorists” and “Green Talibans” to describe non-violent activists, says UN rapporteur.
Published 17 Mar, 2024 06:45am
Gandapur orders installation of CCTV cameras at forest checkposts.
Updated 15 Mar, 2024 11:14am
Underscores importance of loss and damage fund for risk mitigation.
Updated 15 Mar, 2024 10:56am
The delay in operationalising the fund is unacceptable, given the immediate need for investing in climate-resilient infrastructure.
Updated 11 Mar, 2024 10:33am
Report says extreme weather events disproportionately affect poor rural households, leading to significant reductions in their incomes.
Published 10 Mar, 2024 07:23am
Global temperatures have been consistently rising and “this means that temperature extremes will be exceeded more frequently, says expert.
Updated 08 Mar, 2024 10:35am
