Climate Change
NDMA showcases Green Pakistan Initiative at COP28; health minister to meet environmental leaders today.
Updated 04 Dec, 2023 08:36am
Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust Educational and Residential Complex wins Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Global High Schools (South Asia) category.
Updated 04 Dec, 2023 08:47am
Afia Salam explains how to cover the doom and gloom of climate change to avoid desensitisation.
Updated 04 Dec, 2023 09:31am
$777m pledged for eradication of tropical diseases; COP president courts controversy with remarks denying link between fossil fuels and warming.
Published 04 Dec, 2023 07:18am
Says climate loss and damage fund is a “good start in the right direction”.
Published 03 Dec, 2023 05:35pm
Balochistan has been witnessing the effects of climate change since the late 1990s. Now, the threat has metastasised.
Updated 03 Dec, 2023 09:00am
US, over 20 other nations call for increasing N-energy capacity at COP28; Washington pledges to cut methane emissions.
Published 03 Dec, 2023 07:06am
Guterres says climate justice is "long overdue"; UAE announces $30bn fund to bridge climate finance gap; PM Kakar joins world leaders at session.
Updated 01 Dec, 2023 05:55pm
Over $400m secured in pledges; PM Kakar calls for swift operationalisation of climate finances.
Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:56am
“We have delivered history today,” the UAE’s COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber says.
Updated 30 Nov, 2023 07:24pm
It is essential that COP28 cuts through the red tape, ensuring that the fund serves its purpose efficiently and equitably.
Published 29 Nov, 2023 12:43pm
Biden administration still discussing whether to send a top-level official to Dubai, the official says.
Published 27 Nov, 2023 11:39am
We should be free to decide which approach, when and in what way is right for our nation.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 09:47am
One of the most striking things we have observed is that global warming has caused abrupt atmospheric variability.
Published 26 Nov, 2023 07:03am
Among the world’s oldest icebergs, A23a is roughly three times the size of New York City.
Updated 25 Nov, 2023 09:50am
Altered business hours, educational institutes closure on Friday, Saturdays in six divisions.
Updated 24 Nov, 2023 10:40am
City commissioner stresses that removing encroachments would facilitate better traffic flow.
Updated 21 Nov, 2023 10:23am
As millions rebuild their homes in the wake of the devastating 2022 floods, Yasmeen Lari’s innovative model for flood-resilient homes shows the way.
Published 20 Nov, 2023 02:23pm
Musa Ali says his mission is to create awareness about adventure tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan and climate change threats.
Updated 19 Nov, 2023 10:17am
Assistant commissioners tasked with preventing stubble burning.
Updated 15 Nov, 2023 10:34am
Air pollution has affected several Iranian cities in recent days, including Mashhad, Isfahan and Ahvaz.
Updated 15 Nov, 2023 09:21am
FIRs filed against 22 brick kiln owners; 7 FIRs registered against farmers for burning crop waste; 2,910 vehicles fined.
Updated 14 Nov, 2023 10:18am
Chants along with the crowd "no climate justice on occupied land” after interrupter is removed from stage at climate protest.
Updated 14 Nov, 2023 09:38am
Experts have put GPS collars on three bears to study behaviour; blame increased human activity for disruption in habitat.
Published 12 Nov, 2023 06:59am
The impact of climate-induced catastrophes doubles on Pakistani women as they are left out of decision-making policies.
Updated 11 Nov, 2023 01:20pm
All-Pakistan Anjuman Tajiran leader Naeem Mir insists govt should lift Lahore lockdown due to improved air quality index after rain.
Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:50pm
Last month exceeds previous highest Oct avg temperature, from 2019, by 0.4 degrees Celsius; termed "very extreme" anomaly.
Updated 09 Nov, 2023 09:51am
UN's environment programme suggests Pakistan must identify, relate cascading effects to specific climate shocks.
Updated 06 Nov, 2023 10:00am
Finmin notes climate vulnerability, sovereign debt constitute “a very important element” in dialogue within the international financial architecture.
Updated 02 Nov, 2023 07:37am
Bans burning of crop residue; interim Punjab govt makes masks mandatory for all students, declares "emergency".
Published 01 Nov, 2023 08:19pm