Pakistan is the eighth most vulnerable nation to the climate crisis
Climate change is a global issue but in Pakistan’s case it is evident that climate change is happening now and not a phenomenon that only our future generations will experience, said Amir Paracha at the 2nd Pakistan Climate Conference.
Adil Aziz
SECP to establish online dashboard ‘ESG Sustain’
SECP establishing an online dashboard called ‘ESG Sustain’ that will be the premier national-level one-stop repository for all sustainability-related laws, regulations, capacity building, reports, and data covering all regulated sectors
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OICCI to organize Pakistan Climate Conference
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) will organize Pakistan Climate Conference (PCC) on November 1.
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WB launches new programme to foster debate on Pakistan’s development-policy issues
The World Bank launched a new programme titled “‘Reforms for a Brighter Future: Time to Decide” aimed at fostering a productive debate on the critical development policy issues being faced by Pakistan. The programme is intended to engage in discussions with a broad range of stakeholders that what ‘fundamental policy shifts’ are most needed to…
IMF sees interest rates remaining high for ‘quite some time’
EMERGING markets face a more volatile and uncertain future, and must rebuild fiscal buffers, boost revenues, diversify trade and gird for trillions of dollars in annual climate change costs, the International Monetary Fund’s No 2 official said. IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath told the biennial conference of the South African Reserve Bank that external…
PM reaffirms govt’s desire to further strengthen ties with United States
U.S. companies would explore the investment opportunities, particularly to tap the vast potential for investment in Pakistan’s information technology sector Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar reaffirmed the government’s desire to further strengthening bilateral cooperation with the United States in the key areas including trade and investment, energy, security, and climate change. He was talking to…
PTCL Group partners with PHA to plant trees at Murree Expressway to foster resilience against climate change
Pakistan’s largest telecommunication company, PTCL Group (PTCL & Ufone 4G) in collaboration with the Parks & Horticulture Authority (PHA), Rawalpindi, carried out a tree plantation campaign at Khajut on Murree Expressway to help promote environmental protection and the country’s resilience against climate change. Senior management, employees, staff and interns actively participated. Murree is one of…
U.S. backs Recharge Pakistan Project to enhance country’s climate resilience
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, is pleased to support Recharge Pakistan, a project to enhance Pakistan’s resilience to climate change by improving water systems and investing in green infrastructure. The USAID contributed $5 million in funding to support this project, and this week the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board approved…
Shortage of Climate resources holding Pakistan back:Sherry Rehman
Federal Minister for Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman said Climate Finance was uncharted territory for many developing countries due to a significant knowledge and capacity gap on this critical issue. Pakistan faces dual challenges of limited accessibility to climate finance and a lack of technical capacity, impeding its progress in achieving crucial…
PM leaves for France to attend New Global Financing Pact Summit
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif left for France to attend the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris. The prime minister is paying his official visit to France on the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. The Global Financing Pact Summit will be a forum for discussion and consultation on changes in the global financial…