Climate Change
Bank to support flood resilience, infrastructure in Balochistan, Sindh.
Updated 16 Feb, 2025 10:13am
Our futures are inextricably linked through common environmental systems that transcend national boundaries.
Published 13 Feb, 2025 08:32am
Teams to hold talks for over $1bn climate resilience funding, biannual performance review of $7bn EFF.
Updated 13 Feb, 2025 11:07am
Makhtar Diop arrives on 2-day visit; says IFC is weighing investment in manufacturing, services, sustainable infrastructure, IT & tech start-ups.
Updated 13 Feb, 2025 10:02am
Report acknowledges COP29 failed to yield ambitious NCQG on climate finance, calls for greater support by high-emitting countries for most vulnerable nations.
Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:19pm
Premier says transition to clean energy requires $100bn, terms energy security and sustainability "a national priority".
Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:31am
Scientists seek to square the long-term Paris goals with the extraordinary heat seen in 2024.
Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:52am
Say immediate actions needed for survival of Gwadar in future.
Updated 11 Feb, 2025 11:41am
Under the climate accord, each country is supposed to provide a steeper headline figure for cutting heat-trapping emissions by 2035.
Published 10 Feb, 2025 04:51pm
The World Bank projects that combined effects of climate change could reduce Pakistan’s GDP by 18-20pc by 2050.
Published 10 Feb, 2025 06:03am
Alarmingly, Pakistan’s evolving cropping patterns are increasingly dominated by water-intensive crops, particularly rice and sugarcane.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 10:30am
The private sector has a crucial role to play in embedding resilience, but it cannot do much without support from other sectors.
Published 09 Feb, 2025 10:39am
With green practices in their operations and lending practices, banks have adopted a proactive approach to take Pakistan out of the red zone.
Published 09 Feb, 2025 10:07am
To access climate finance, Pakistan will have to undergo a paradigm shift that prioritises innovation, reforms and private-sector engagement.
Published 09 Feb, 2025 09:51am
While some bright spots emerged at Breathe Pakistan moot, we must streamline our climate governance.
Updated 09 Feb, 2025 08:35am
Residents attribute phenomenon to widespread deforestation.
Updated 09 Feb, 2025 12:43pm
Pakistan must develop a bold and proactive political consensus if it is to deliver transformative changes demanded by the climate crisis.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 10:43am
Joint action by India and Pakistan to reduce air pollution can lead to health benefits on both sides.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 09:03am
Malik Amin Aslam says amount invested in free tractor scheme should instead be used to improve farms' water efficiency.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 01:56pm
Ipsos survey says only 4pc of 1,500 participants believe it to be the “most worrying issue”.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:31am
Ex-minister Zubaida Jalal stresses need to make climate change a key component of national curriculum.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:21am
Women and children are 14 times more likely to die in climate-related disasters, says British envoy.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:09am
"Meaningful change starts with listening to the voices of children and youth," the 14-year-old activist says.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 09:30am
Experts stress the need for policy shifts, corporate action and sustainable development.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 01:49pm
Eminent journalists from South Asia and UK gather to discuss ways to tell stories that matter in a changing world.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 02:02pm
Marriyum Aurangzeb calls for integrated approach to address climate change issue.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 01:51pm
Two-day "Breathe Pakistan" conference concludes; PM says developing nations need more grant-based financial support.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 01:53pm
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah says climate cases to be taken up by regular benches; warns against climate apartheid.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 10:57am
Sherry Rehman says over 100,000 die due to air pollution every year, urges immediate policy shift.
Updated 10 Feb, 2025 02:13pm
PM Shehbaz says Pakistan’s climate story embodies “cruel paradox” in that its emissions are less than 1pc and yet it is one of the most climate-affected countries.
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:59am
