Climate Change

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on Wednesday urged federal and provincial governments to make rainwater harvestingsystems mandatory across Pakistan, warning that sustainable water management…

Nadeem Tanoli  Islamabad: A Senate committee has expressed concern over major gaps in Pakistan’s glacier monitoring system, after being informed that only 350 monitoring devices are currently installed across a country that has around…

APP Islamabad: Environmental experts, conservationists and legal practitioners have warned that decades of environmental degradation, encroachments and weak enforcement continue to threaten Margalla Hills National Park, urging…

M Atif Ismail Multan: For generations, sprawling mango orchards have been an integral part of Multan's identity, earning the city its reputation as Pakistan's mango capital.  Beyond producing the country's prized fruit, these orchards…

News Desk  Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a nationwide weather advisory, warning of thunderstorms, strong winds, dust storms and heavy rainfall across various parts of the country over the next 12…

Inshal Haider Islamabad: Disasters remain one of the most pressing challenges to human security and sustainable development. Between 2000 and 2023, more than four billion people were affected by disasters, with global economic losses…

Nadeem Tanoli Islamabad: PPP Senator Sherry Rehman has strongly criticized reductions in climate-related funding, warning that Pakistan is facing escalating environmental threats, including severe heatwaves, accelerated glacier melt,…

News Desk  New York: By all appearances, the oceans remain vast, powerful and endless. Covering more than 70 per cent of the Earth's surface, they regulate the climate, sustain marine life, provide food for billions of people and absorb…

Shah Khalid Shah Bajaur: As forests disappear, temperatures rise and pollution spreads, biodiversity in Pakistan's tribal district faces an uncertain future By the time summer arrives in Bajaur, residents can feel the difference.…

News Desk  Quetta: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Balochistan held a high-level consultative meeting under the chairmanship of Director Naveed Ahmed Sheikh to review monsoon season preparedness and strengthen…