Battling Climate Change: Experts Highlight Key Interventions for a Sustainable future
A “Climate Change and Karachi – Building Coastal Resilience” Conference was held in Karachi, sponsored by TPL Properties, which highlighted the interventions needed to help the city in adapting to climate change impacts. The Conference focused on highlighting the impacts of Climate Change on Karachi and the measures that can be taken to mitigate the…
Adil Aziz
Climate change to cause dengue outbreaks in non-vulnerable high-altitude areas: Study
Pakistan after receiving massive manifestations of spiking up global warming, the environmental degradation and shift in monsoon weather pattern and increased temperatures would face spread of dengue outbreaks in non-vulnerable high-altitude areas. A study carried out by the scientists and experts from the Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Health Services Academy (HSA) and National…
UK announces project for Pakistan’s climate finance accelerator initiative
The UK has announced that seven innovative low-carbon projects from across Pakistan will be part of the first cohort of projects for the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA), Pakistan. The chosen projects, selected from over 50 applications, were from the energy, transportation, Agriculture, Forestry and other Land Uses (AFOLU), waste, e-mobility, and industrial and manufacturing sectors….
Pakistan witnesses 300% rise in GLOF, rising sea levels in one year
The Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change was briefed that the country witnessed a 300 percent increase in glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) incidents and rising sea levels threatening the existence of cities such as Thatta, Badin and Karachi in just one year. The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee was held under the chair…
InfraZamin Pakistan Webinar; Innovative Solutions for Adaption to Climate Change in Pakistan
Pakistan is the 5th most vulnerable country to climate change; therefore, it is critical to build awareness on this subject and more importantly find collective solutions on how to adapt to the impact of climate change. InfraZamin held its first of a series of webinars with the objective of understanding, working with and preparing for…
ADB to mobilize over $2 Billion to support Pakistan’s post-flood relief measures
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will approve funding of over US$2 billion to support Pakistan’s post-flood relief and resilience activities by end of current year, ADB Director General for Central and West Asia Eugene Zhukov told a virtual press conference from Manila on Thursday. Expressing sympathies and grief over the huge devastation caused by the…
Federal Finance Minister unveiled 4 point agenda to put Pakistan on path of prosperity
Leaders in Islamabad are instrumental in bringing new thoughts and significant perspectives always. They had invited Dr. Miftah Ismail Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue and Sherry Rehman Federal Minister for Climate Change as guests of honor for their 5th edition titled “Imagineering The Future.” The Summit is jointly hosted by Nutshell Group and Martin…
Climate Change Ministry gets Rs 9.6 billion budgetary allocations under PSPD 2022-23
The Federal Government has allocated Rs 9.6 billion under Public Service Development Programme (PSDP) for Climate Change Division in the fiscal year 2022-23. The allocated amount of billions of rupees in the Fiscal Year 2022-23 focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation endeavors to purge the country from adverse impacts of environmental degradation and global…
Senator Sherry announces zero plastics in Climate Change Ministry on Earth Day
Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday while commemorating the World Earth Day 2022 announced that the Ministry of Climate Change had abolished the use of plastic bottles in its premises to ensure eco-friendly change. The minister in a series of tweets on her official Twitter handle shared an info graphic depicting…
Meta introduces special designed Earth Day stickers and features across their platforms to create awareness on climate change
This Earth Day, global social media company Meta is announcing simple, yet impactful ways that people can learn more about climate change and take action. The company is also rolling out a suite of specially designed Earth Day stickers and features across their platforms where people can express their commitment to the environment. Climate change…