Climate Change
Pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable country in the world to climate change.
Updated 31 Oct, 2021 07:59am
The trouble for those who are determined to uphold the global status quo is that this very status quo is unsustainable.
Published 27 Oct, 2021 07:27am
“Weather and climate hazards, especially floods and storms, had major impacts in many countries of the region," says official.
Updated 26 Oct, 2021 02:20pm
The initiatives will fund the “circular carbon economy” and provide “clean fuel” to help feed 750 million people worldwide.
Updated 26 Oct, 2021 07:41am
Dubs climate change "one of the biggest crises", says problem was visible 20 years ago but world didn't realise its implications.
Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:10pm
Disillusionment and anxiety are on the rise among youth as they confront the diminishing prospects of a better tomorrow.
Updated 17 Oct, 2021 10:03am
Cities currently home to half-a-billion people will be swamped by rising sea levels, warn researchers.
Updated 13 Oct, 2021 07:48am
Universities can provide researched information, HEC official says.
Updated 07 Oct, 2021 10:21am
“It is clearer than ever that no political party is doing ... what would be needed to fulfil the Paris Agreement,” she says.
Updated 25 Sep, 2021 10:32am
British PM urges rich nations to help developing countries grow their economies in green, sustainable way.
Updated 21 Sep, 2021 08:46am
UN chief says findings are “an alarming appraisal of just how far off course we are” in meeting the Paris goals.
Updated 17 Sep, 2021 09:08am
Floods have killed nearly 59,000 over the past 50 years and extreme temperatures have killed close to 56,000, report says.
Updated 02 Sep, 2021 09:15am
The group is a network of climate activists who use civil disobedience to spotlight inaction over global warming.
Updated 24 Aug, 2021 08:58am
With the world having failed to collectively act upon the warnings issued time and again, an apocalyptic scenario is at hand.
Updated 16 Aug, 2021 08:22am
Asks officials to calculate the effects of the fires and make plans to reconstruct houses.
Updated 15 Aug, 2021 10:01am
The globe averaged 16.73 degrees Celsius last month.
Updated 14 Aug, 2021 12:20pm
Average global temperature up by 1.1°C; further warming could mean in some places, people could die just from going outside.
Updated 10 Aug, 2021 12:05am
"Only 640 million trees were planted across Pakistan since independence till 2013," regrets the premier.
Updated 09 Aug, 2021 08:03pm
The report will provide most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment yet of the state of Earth's climate.
Updated 07 Aug, 2021 11:07am
Rising temperatures have spawned rare or novel weather phenomena, accompanied by new more-or-less scientific names.
Updated 29 Jul, 2021 01:22pm
Italian minister says one of the sticking points was phasing out coal power, which most countries wanted to achieve by 2025.
Updated 24 Jul, 2021 10:04am
Experts say the number of heatwaves are only likely to rise in the Pacific Northwest, normally known for cool, rainy weather.
Published 02 Jul, 2021 07:29pm
“The worst is yet to come, affecting our children’s and grandchildren’s lives much more than our own," report says.
Updated 24 Jun, 2021 09:12am
Says millions of saplings could be planted every year under the scheme which would prove to be a valuable asset for the future.
Updated 10 Jun, 2021 07:28pm
British PM, UN official praise tree tsunami project; UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to help create jobs.
Updated 06 Jun, 2021 10:22am
“Climate change is not something in the distant future,” researcher says.
Updated 01 Jun, 2021 09:22am
South Korea is seeking a bigger role in the global initiative to go green.
Updated 31 May, 2021 09:12am
It is the latest in a series of large ice blocks to dislodge in a region acutely vulnerable to climate change.
Updated 21 May, 2021 09:30am
New report estimates that by 2030 around 400m people would be living in poorly prepared cities.
Updated 13 May, 2021 07:46am
In letter by John Kerry, SAPM on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has been invited to be a distinguished speaker at the summit.
Updated 20 Apr, 2021 07:04am
