Trends - Climate Change

Japan govt sued over ‘unconstitutional’ climate inaction

The landmark lawsuit criticises Japan’s “grossly inadequate” response to the climate crisis, stating it jeopardises the health and livelihoods of the approximately 450 plaintiffs.

Updated 19 Dec, 2025 07:44am

Authoritative advisory opinion

Pakistan’s superior judiciary operationalised ICJ’s recent climate principles much earlier.

Updated 18 Dec, 2025 09:04am

Reimagining South Asia

The combination of climate change and conflict politics is fast turning this region into one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints.

Updated 15 Dec, 2025 09:19am

How a shepherd’s quick thinking saved a village from flooding

In Hurchus, a remote village tucked deep in Shigar Valley, disaster was held at bay thanks to one man’s courage and quick thinking.

Published 08 Dec, 2025 08:49pm

Starvation fears as flood toll passes 900 in Indonesia

Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf says response teams are still searching for bodies in “waist-deep” mud.

Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:49pm

The rise and ruin of Keti Bunder

A once-thriving delta civilisation is now retreating inland as the Indus dries, the sea advances, and whole communities watch their land slip away.

Published 03 Dec, 2025 10:32am

The crisis no one sees: How climate change is rewriting childhood in Pakistan

Protecting children is not just limited to the provision of food, shelter, and education; it is also about ensuring their mental and emotional well-being.

Published 01 Dec, 2025 10:47am

Musadik warns of climate-driven devastation facing Pakistan

Organisers of PBC dialogue say clarity, predictable reforms and stronger institutional collaboration essential.

Updated 27 Nov, 2025 09:39am

UN report warns Karachi among cities expected to become ‘substantially hotter’

Urban areas at high risk as densely built surfaces trap heat and raise city temperatures above those of surrounding rural areas, report states.

Published 26 Nov, 2025 07:47pm

Experts say dry conditions in capital result of climate impact

Documentary series "Voices from the Roof of the World" screened at AKDN event.

Updated 26 Nov, 2025 09:43am

UN laments ‘meagre’ results at COP30 summit

UN rights chief warns that “fatal inaction” of leaders might one day be considered a crime against humanity.

Updated 25 Nov, 2025 08:05am

Pakistan urges urgent grant-based climate finance at COP30

Appeal was made at the COP30 event titled “Operationalising Loss and Damage: Financing Resilience and Recovery in Vulnerable Countries."

Published 23 Nov, 2025 04:43pm

World secures compromise deal at COP30 that sidesteps fossil fuels

G20 summit in South Africa adopts declaration despite US boycott, opposition.

Published 22 Nov, 2025 10:13pm

Ecosystem of change

Three decades of COP negotiations have transformed climate action.

Updated 20 Nov, 2025 09:28am

Climate-induced disasters must be treated as a political priority: Musadik Malik

Gives details to mitigate climate change-induced losses, lays out plans for the next year’s monsoon season.

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 04:16pm

Pakistan and the Paris promise: On the wrong side of 1.5°C

Pakistan risks becoming a casualty of the climate crisis it keeps treating as a bargaining chip rather than a survival imperative.

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 12:42pm

First draft of climate pact lands at COP30

Draft reflects stark division between a coalition wanting a “roadmap” on a fossil fuel phase-out, and a bloc led by oil-producing countries opposing any such effort.

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 07:44am

COP30 talks enter homestretch with UN warning against ‘stonewalling’

“There is a huge amount of work ahead for ministers and negotiators," says UN climate chief Simon Stiell.

Published 18 Nov, 2025 05:22am

Pakistan bets on AI to tackle smog crisis

Punjab, the worst affected by smog, is using a clean air programme with AI systems at the centre of forecasting, enforcement and public response.

Published 17 Nov, 2025 10:51pm

Much ground to cover as COP30 enters second week

Climate summit sees some progress on Global Goal on Adaptation; North-South divide mars talks despite early agenda adoption.

Updated 17 Nov, 2025 09:57am

At COP30, Musadik Malik calls for efforts against climate-induced glacial melt in Pakistan mountains

Warns glacier melt occurring at an "unprecedented pace"; says Himalayas-Karakoram-Hindu-Kush cryosphere "primary lifeline of millions across South Asia.”

Updated 16 Nov, 2025 05:18pm