Stories by Rina Saeed Khan
The writer is an award-winning environmental journalist based in Islamabad, who also covers climate change and health issues.
Unlike the 2010 floods, this year’s disaster is a result of rain-triggered floods amplified by the La Niña weather pattern. As the link with climate change becomes clearer, Pakistan’s government is preparing to demand reparations at this year’s UN climate summit.
Published 16 Sep, 2022 04:28pm
Report is based on last 2km of 17km drain, leaving out poultry farms, housing societies, residents say
Published 09 Jul, 2018 06:05am
There is reportedly no trained staff at the zoo, not even shady trees and vegetation.
Updated 21 Mar, 2018 07:25pm
Major work remains to be done if we are to avert a climate catastrophe.
Updated 23 Nov, 2017 01:36pm
ALTHOUGH Pakistan does not contribute significantly to global carbon emissions — ranking 135th in per capita emissions
Published 15 Nov, 2017 07:41am
Following a year of increasingly visible climate change impacts like frequent and intense hurricanes and wildfires...
Published 15 Nov, 2017 07:39am
The Balti non-profit's work shows how partnering with local communities can preserve wildlife and livelihoods.
Updated 15 Sep, 2017 11:30am
The Swat floods swept away over a million homes, killed over 2000 people and left up to 20 million people homeless.
Updated 27 Jul, 2017 01:19pm
To prevent cities from turning into concrete jungles, citizens need to become more involved and raise concerns.
Updated 12 Jul, 2017 02:37pm
The momentum to build a low-emission economy and shift away from fossil fuels must not stop.
Updated 07 Jun, 2017 03:14pm
The construction of the cricket ground would violate the Islamabad Wildlife Ordinance 1979.
Updated 01 Jun, 2017 11:14am
The 32-year-old Asian elephant has been kept in chains for more than two decades.
Updated 24 May, 2017 09:44am
Climate change and a rapidly expanding population are only making our water problems much worse.
Updated 22 Mar, 2017 06:19pm
With training and awareness, communities in Bahawalpur district are finding legal solutions for their issues
Published 19 Feb, 2017 05:58am
In the new world we need to discern between truth and lies using our own judgement
Updated 08 Jan, 2017 09:20am
A documentary film frames global warming as a political and ethical challenge rather than just an environmental one
Updated 25 Dec, 2016 01:42pm
Climate activists continue to hope that Trump’s remarks on climate change were just hyperbole
Published 27 Nov, 2016 07:11am
THE atmosphere in the elegant but traditional city of Marrakesh (Morocco) where the twenty-second session of the...
Published 19 Nov, 2016 06:28am
There is a growing realisation, including in Pakistan, that climate change is a global priority
Published 13 Nov, 2016 06:38am
The entire length of Poonch river in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has been declared as the first-ever aquatic protected area.
Updated 16 Oct, 2016 09:04am
