Climate Change
The adverse effects are not only witnessed in the form of heatwaves on land but also wreak havoc in the oceans — Cyclone Biparjoy is the latest example.
Updated 13 Jun, 2023 04:34pm
Biden offers support to Trudeau; FM Bilawal expresses "heartfelt solidarity and sympathy".
Updated 08 Jun, 2023 03:33pm
New report by rights organisation urges Pakistan govt to develop comprehensive action plans consistent with human rights law.
Updated 05 Jun, 2023 10:24pm
Residents sweltered under the early-afternoon sun, with some apps showing a "feels like" temperature estimate of more than 40C (104F).
Published 29 May, 2023 04:05pm
Says there is a 98pc likelihood that "at least one of the next five years, and the five-year period as a whole, will be the warmest on record".
Published 17 May, 2023 08:13pm
Tropical storms can generate 10 times as much energy as the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Published 16 May, 2023 07:03am
ADB director general for Central and West Asia says Pakistan tops list of countries where project financing during 2023 will be highest.
Published 05 May, 2023 09:10pm
New report calls high-density, less green spaces "a challenge"; says "inclusive planning" needed to mitigate effects.
Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:10am
Sherry Rehman emphasises critical role SCO could play at the regional level in achieving shared goals linked to climate resilience.
Updated 19 Apr, 2023 09:39am
Around 50 people admitted to hospital; Met office says India likely to experience heatwaves between March and May this year.
Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:09am
Says temperatures far warmer than average over much of N. Africa, south-western Russia, Asia, north-eastern N. America, S. America, and Australia.
Updated 07 Apr, 2023 09:30am
Resolution to ask International Court of Justice to clarify “obligations of states under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system".
Updated 30 Mar, 2023 09:56am
US expresses support for Pakistan’s Living Indus Initiative to restore the ecological health of the Indus River Basin.
Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:53am
Islamabad's Deeaitchay saga sheds light on glaring issues of human-wildlife conflict in Pakistan.
Published 13 Mar, 2023 01:07pm
Toxic air kills around 128,000 people a year in Pakistan, according to Fair Finance Asia-Pakistan.
Published 10 Mar, 2023 02:23pm
Still in their infancy and costly, carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects aim to capture and then trap CO2 in order to mitigate global warming.
Updated 09 Mar, 2023 09:33am
One Forest Summit is a brainchild of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba and French President Macron, who will be joining the summit on Thursday.
Updated 02 Mar, 2023 10:40am
UNDP project under way in 16 valleys of GB and eight valleys of KP.
Published 19 Feb, 2023 07:46am
Naval chief Niazi says Aman-23 demonstrates Pakistan’s commitment to peace.
Published 12 Feb, 2023 06:41am
The behavior of winter storms is governed by complex atmospheric dynamics that are more difficult to study.
Updated 30 Dec, 2022 10:00am
Plans to promote monitoring of sinks, sources of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.
Updated 25 Dec, 2022 07:53am
Congo refuses to back deal, seeking greater funding for developing world.
Updated 20 Dec, 2022 08:39am
Conservationists hail amended draft that still needs to be agreed upon by 196 signatories to biodiversity convention.
Updated 19 Dec, 2022 08:30am
World needs to set aside a third of all land and sea territories to save them, UN experts say.
Updated 15 Dec, 2022 09:18am
Negotiators work to agree on conservation targets by the summit’s scheduled end on Dec 19.
Updated 13 Dec, 2022 09:50am
Report says Pakistan's emissions represent 0.7pc of global emissions, but livestock alone generates 36pc of this amount.
Updated 12 Dec, 2022 08:59am
Thunderstorms increased more than five times to 240.
Updated 08 Dec, 2022 10:02am
If wealthy countries fail to follow through on promises made in the past, such pledges will continue to remain only numbers on paper.
Published 02 Dec, 2022 01:58pm
Climate diplomacy is driven by faith in prolonged engagement in complex processes.
Updated 01 Dec, 2022 08:30am
Global failure to keep commitments would have devastating consequences, FM warns.
Updated 29 Nov, 2022 09:04am
