Climate Change

News Desk Peshawar: Environmentalists have urged their countrymen to take collective action to reduce reliance on single-use plastic, support policies promoting sustainable practices, engage in community-driven initiatives, and advocate…

News Desk Peshawar: “Pakistan is generating 2301 million cubic meters (mcm) of wastewater per year and if half of this water is utilized for non-potable purposes through treatment, it will help a lot in overcoming water scarcity by…

News Desk Islamabad: Experts at an event called for a multifaceted approach to tackle mountain drought risks. “An annual deficiency of rainfall is causing drought in southern areas. However, if winter rainfall suppresses in the South,…

News Desk Washington: A two-day summit in Paris brought focus on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Banks to own climate change policies amid calls for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to do more to help developing…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Assembly on Saturday unanimously recognised and expressed gratitude for the contributions of international and civil society organisations and the Pakistani diaspora in addressing climate change-related…

News Desk Peshawar: A visit to a Salt Range hamlet in Pakistan uncovered a transformative solution: rainwater harvesting. Within a brief span, this simple and affordable method revitalized groundwater reservoirs, bringing water to over…

Agencies Paris: Climate change driven by rich countries will cause mortality among poor nations to skyrocket as the continuing impact of the changing climate will result in 73 more deaths per 100,000 people by the end of the century,…

News Desk Peshawar: The body of a common leopard, killed by unknown people, was found in the mountains of the Manahi area of Nowshera district. The Wildlife Department has taken serious note of the killing of the precious animal and…

News Desk Peshawar: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Wednesday issued an alert of flash floods in Upper and Lower Chitral, Kohistan, Upper and Lower Dir, and Swat due to the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF).…

News Desk Peshawar: Himalayan glaciers disappeared 65 percent faster in the 2010s than in the previous decade; the glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by the end of this century; the availability of water in the…