Climate Change
World Bank projects 30pc GDP loss by 2050; IMF links climate goals to reform agenda.
Updated 08 Nov, 2025 07:32am
Punjab govt keeping mum over members of CM’s delegation.
Updated 07 Nov, 2025 11:00am
Leaders from China, US, India and Russia absent from gathering; UN chief says corporate interests are leading the world to ruin.
Updated 07 Nov, 2025 08:57am
Warming of 1.5°C will destroy at least 70pc of coral reefs, versus 99pc at 2°C, report warns.
Published 04 Nov, 2025 10:17pm
“Every province has its own share of challenges," she says.
Published 04 Nov, 2025 06:30am
Unchecked tree cutting and urban expansion are endangering Pakistan’s climate resilience, causing a ripple effect on health, agriculture, and the economy.
Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:01am
"Every fraction of a degree of warming costs lives and livelihoods,” says Dr Jeremy Farrar, assistant director general for health promotion at WHO.
Updated 30 Oct, 2025 09:40am
Led by the ADB, the programme covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Published 29 Oct, 2025 11:24am
Body unable to include targets announced by China, EU in formal assessment of 2035 pledges as neither have officially submitted detailed plans.
Updated 29 Oct, 2025 09:42am
Concerned elite athletes say rising temperatures are reshaping the sport with some city marathons more impacted than others.
Published 28 Oct, 2025 02:50pm
In Pakistan, who commands the water commands the people — and the floods reveal just how absolute that power remains.
Published 28 Oct, 2025 11:31am
The global multimedia campaign is urging governments to prioritise investment in climate adaptation ahead of COP30.
Published 27 Oct, 2025 06:33pm
The snow leopard is considered a key indicator of the health of mountain ecosystems, a vital source of water for billions of people.
Updated 24 Oct, 2025 08:27am
Says overshooting 1.5C warming in next few years now "inevitable".
Updated 23 Oct, 2025 09:39am
While some companies exited the local market, others started operations, says finance minister.
Updated 22 Oct, 2025 10:32pm
Incentivising domestic industries to finance a public good that is not expected to directly accrue balance sheet benefits is tricky but not impossible.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 04:01pm
Survey shows perceptions of the World Bank Group’s support have declined in key sectors.
Updated 20 Oct, 2025 10:34am
The next five years will determine whether or not Pakistan will emerge as a new player in South Asia’s clean air landscape.
Updated 17 Oct, 2025 02:40pm
Stubble burning is deeply intertwined with the agrarian evolution of South Asia.
Updated 17 Oct, 2025 03:27pm
Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals simply cannot recover and eventually die of starvation.
Updated 14 Oct, 2025 08:10am
Hidalgo and Veracruz are the states worst affected, with 29 deaths and 18 missing reported in Veracruz, and 21 deaths and 43 missing in Hidalgo.
Published 13 Oct, 2025 11:12pm
Regional cooperation stressed for solutions to environmental issues in DawnMedia conference.
Updated 12 Oct, 2025 11:41am
Rejects IMO proposal for decarbonisation as imposing "unsanctioned global tax regime that levies punitive and regressive financial penalties".
Updated 12 Oct, 2025 09:33am
SC judge says environmental watchdog fully captured by govt; Justice Ayesha highlights gaps in law enforcement.
Updated 12 Oct, 2025 08:34am
Smog has become a symptom of deeper systemic issues: weak regulation, unchecked emissions, and short-term politics. Tackling it requires not another plan, but a functioning system that enforces the ones already written.
Published 11 Oct, 2025 12:31pm
Moot under DawnMedia’s ‘Breathe Pakistan’ initiative sheds light on actionable solutions and collective action for cleaner air in Pakistan.
Updated 11 Oct, 2025 10:44pm
Experts say govt's efforts that tackle pollution’s effects, rather than its source, miss the point.
Published 09 Oct, 2025 01:52pm
The blueprint for clean air already exists — in London’s reforms and Beijing’s resolve. Pakistan, too, can reclaim its blue skies by modernising its industries, curbing transport emissions, and ending crop burning.
Updated 09 Oct, 2025 02:50pm
If we go on in the same manner, an apocalyptic future is not a dramatic hyperbole but a probable reality for the region.
Published 08 Oct, 2025 01:54pm
Joint operation with Islamabad police aims to curb smog and vehicular pollution in capital.
Updated 06 Oct, 2025 10:13am
