Climate Change
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
As air pollution levels rise, women face a double burden — fighting for clean air and grappling with the impact on their reproductive health.
Published 05 Oct, 2025 03:38pm
Smog and air pollution have been linked to rising fatalities and the onset of diseases, leading to premature death.
Published 05 Oct, 2025 03:34pm
From stubble burning to toxic smog, Pakistan's air pollution crisis threatens its future; the only way it can rise above the haze is through strategic action, with bold policy changes and climate diplomacy at the forefront.
Published 05 Oct, 2025 03:24pm
Rescue workers in Nepal heading to areas on foot due to blocked roads; Modi “pained by loss of lives” in West Bengal's Darjeeling.
Updated 05 Oct, 2025 07:11pm
System incorporates international forecasting methodologies to predict air pollution trends with improved accuracy.
Updated 04 Oct, 2025 08:50am
$3.5bn regional initiative targets glacier retreat, food security.
Updated 28 Sep, 2025 07:48am
Monsoon has brought floods and landslides to region, but annual toll has risen over last decade, Indian experts say.
Updated 27 Sep, 2025 11:23am
Reaffirms country's commitment to delivering on climate agenda.
Published 25 Sep, 2025 11:37am
The unprecedented disaster has severely impacted the country’s children, with their mental health and education left in limbo.
Published 22 Sep, 2025 03:34pm
All of Pakistan is breathing air several times more polluted than the acceptable levels.
Updated 22 Sep, 2025 01:03pm
The choice between economic opportunity and respiratory health shouldn’t define a generation’s future, yet for now, it remains Pakistan’s harsh reality.
Updated 22 Sep, 2025 12:01pm
Says many of region’s 543 glaciers declared endangered.
Updated 21 Sep, 2025 11:10am
