Climate Change
Project will support conditional cash grants for reconstructing 250,000 houses with multi-hazard resilient, environment-responsive designs.
Updated 26 Jul, 2024 08:38pm
July 21, 22 and 23 declared hottest days of the year; temperatures exceeding 50°C have been recorded in 10 places this year.
Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:25am
Scientists say possible that Tuesday or Wednesday of this week can again surpass Monday's record.
Published 24 Jul, 2024 10:08pm
"Cooling centres", tree plantation along streets and painting concrete surfaces white are steps taken world over to fight heatwaves.
Published 22 Jul, 2024 03:00pm
Provincial governments are best placed to undertake their own anticipatory actions tailored to suit local realities.
Updated 19 Jul, 2024 09:00am
Go Transit, which operates train service to and from Toronto’s suburbs, says the flooding had caused some disruptions.
Published 17 Jul, 2024 01:41pm
The industry’s emissions have surged by 687pc in 2020 relative to 1990.
Published 15 Jul, 2024 08:41am
Finance ministry makes drastic changes to PSDP disbursement, current expenses.
Published 15 Jul, 2024 07:08am
Appeal comes during meeting of "loss and damage" fund.
Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:30am
Senator underscores importance of a resilient approach to counter the adverse impacts of climate change in Pakistan.
Published 10 Jul, 2024 05:29am
Lack of allocation of funds "doubly worrying" as monsoon rains are round the corner, says Justice Mansoor Ali Shah in three-page order.
Updated 06 Jul, 2024 07:53am
Detection and attribution of climate change has emerged as an active area of research.
Updated 04 Jul, 2024 09:06am
Hurricane Beryl expected to bring "life-threatening winds" to Kingston.
Updated 04 Jul, 2024 09:06am
Experts highlight links between rising temperatures, carbon emissions and increased likelihood of clear air turbulence.
Updated 04 Jul, 2024 04:46pm
As many as 1.3m people are affected in Bangladesh's Sylhet division.
Published 03 Jul, 2024 02:19pm
Research shows menstruation is either delayed or occurs much earlier than expected in countries most vulnerable to climate change.
Updated 03 Jul, 2024 01:02pm
PM's Coordinator on Climate Change says microfinance borrowers work in sectors highly exposed to climate risks.
Updated 03 Jul, 2024 09:00am
RAWALPINDI: To combat the escalating climate crisis, a team of scientists from North Carolina State University...
Published 02 Jul, 2024 07:07am
Global warming and extreme weather phenomena can increase inflation and the debt-to-GDP ratio.
Updated 01 Jul, 2024 10:56am
Met official says city’s monthly average temperature remained 4°C higher than average during the ongoing heatwave.
Updated 01 Jul, 2024 11:29am
Strong winds impeding the use of firefighting aircraft.
Updated 30 Jun, 2024 12:38pm
Fossil fuel burning blamed for extreme temperatures.
Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:52am
General Authority of Islamic Affairs orders preachers to limit Friday sermons to 10 minutes from June to October, when temperatures cool.
Published 29 Jun, 2024 07:16am
Visits authority’s revamped National Emergencies Operation Centre, noting climate change has put Pakistan in "red zone".
Updated 21 Jun, 2024 11:48am
Record temperatures already reached in recent days are suspected to have caused hundreds if not thousands of deaths across Asia and Europe.
Updated 20 Jun, 2024 07:49pm
The proposed budget has not shown any particular appetite for reforms to help stop economic bleeding caused by repeated climate-induced disasters.
Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:32am
Indian capital sees warmest June night in 6 years; rain-triggered landslides kill 9 in Bangladesh.
Updated 19 Jun, 2024 03:07pm
Climate change can minimise yields in some places, block the transportation of food, and drive down the nutritional value of staple grains.
Updated 20 Jun, 2024 10:58am
ICIMOD records show snow persistence levels in Indus River basin down 23pc below normal levels.
Published 17 Jun, 2024 02:28pm
Over 68pc of Pakistan’s land area classified as arid or semi-arid, making it vulnerable to desertification, says Romina Khurshid Alam.
Updated 19 Jun, 2024 08:29am
