It is fast approaching towards water scarcity. To minimize adverse impacts of climate change on the water crisis in Pakistan, the preparation of integrated national, provincial, and local level master plans enc
Officials say Pakistan is unfairly bearing the consequences of irresponsible environmental practices elsewhere in the world. The country ranks eighth on theGermanwatch organization's global climate risk index, which lists countries deemed to be the most vulnerable to extreme weather caused by climate c...
A parliamentary committee in India has urged the government to renegotiate a 61-year-old pact with Pakistan to factor in the impact of climate change and pollution on the Indus river, which the two countries share. The committee’sreportreleased in August 2021 saidrenegotiationwas essential to es...
This change in leadership comes at a time when the developed world's credibility on climate action is increasingly questioned. Most Annex I countries failed to meet their Kyoto Protocol commitments, and financing pledges under the Paris Agreement, such as the $100 billion annual climate finance com...
On December 8, 2014 By Jalees RehmanIn agriculture, climate, climate change, poverty, social injustice1 Comment In the summer of 2010, over 20 million people were affected by the summer floods in Pakistan. Millions lost access to shelter and clean water, and became dependent on aid in the...
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- As the agriculture sector of Pakistan remained one of the biggest contributors to the national economy, the incumbent government has been making all-out efforts to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change on the sector to ensure food security, increase export...
GENEVA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- At least 27.7 million children had been affected this year by floodings and other climate change related catastrophic events that occurred in 27 countries worldwide, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday. ...
“Let’s stop sleepwalking towards the destruction of our planet by climate change. Today, it’s Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country.” - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The seminar titled ‘Effects of climate change on agriculture, water resources and land and its acclimatisation in Pakistan’ was jointly organised by scientists from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), AJA, and Monsanto Pakistan.
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