Climate Change
News Climate Change, its Impacts and Risks for World, Mitigation Efforts
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At COP27 in Egypt, Pakistan-led negotiators adopt accord to set up ‘loss and damage’ fund
Minister Sherry Rehman seeks climate justice through early operationalization of the ‘loss and damages’ fund The development is viewed as…
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Flood victims: Bestway Group sends medicines to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Bestway Group is taking lead in providing humanitarian assistance to flood-afftected people in Pakistan as the Group has…
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Saudi Arabia, Thailand Sign Agreement for Clean Energy Cooperation
Thailand’s state-owned energy firm PTT Plc and the Electricity Generating Authority of #Thailand (Egat), Sign Agreement for #CleanEnergy Cooperation with…
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The Retreat of Himalayas
The Himalayas, forced to retreat, will make everyone cry. The retreat of the Himalayas is like a battered ram that…
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#ClimateChange:Water Shortages in Agriculture Could Reduce Pakistan’s GDP by More Than 4.6%, Says World Bank
ISLAMABAD: Increasing #ClimateChange risks could contract #Pakistan’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate significantly in the next 28 years, a…
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Islamabad’s recharge wells offer way forward for Pakistan’s groundwater
In Pakistan, more than 70% of domestic water needs are met by groundwater, a freshwater source literally under our feet. But groundwater…
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Climate change risks may cut Pakistan’s GDP 18-20% by 2050: World Bank
Up to 9% of GDP will likely be lost due to climate change. Irrigation water shortages may dent GDP by…
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Sindh govt to launch WB-funded project for irrigation, farm sector reforms
HYDERABAD: World Bank’s (WB) regional director John Roome has said the Sindh government with the WB’s help is going to…
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World Bank to provide $1.3bn for agriculture, housing relief
WASHINGTON: The World Bank said on Wednesday that it intends to provide Pakistan with $1.3 billion for emergency, agriculture and…
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At COP27, flood-battered Pakistan leads push to make polluting countries pay
DADU, Pakistan — Before the floods, Mazhar Hussain Birhamni dreamed of becoming a scholar. The 22-year-old wanted to pursue a…
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