Valuing Water

Valueing Water, a precious resource

Fawad Khan18/11/2022
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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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Fawad Khan17/11/2022
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Water Quality:17 brands are unsafe for human consumption ,Says PCRWR

Islamabad: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) in its first quarterly bottled water quality monitoring report for the…
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Fawad Khan17/11/2022
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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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Fawad Khan17/11/2022
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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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Fawad Khan16/11/2022
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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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VOW Desk15/11/2022
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World Bank Group Launches Global Shield Financing Facility to Help Developing Countries Adapt to #ClimateChange

WASHINGTON: After the COP27 held in Egypt, the World Bank Group has announced a Global Shield Financing Facility to help…
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Fawad Khan15/11/2022
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Pakistan will need $348bn for climate adaptation: Sherry

Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has said that Pakistan will need $348bn for climate adaptation, and for initiating…
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Fawad Khan14/11/2022
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Pakistan will be among first to receive G7 ‘Global Shield’ climate funding

SHARM EL-SHEIKH – Pakistan, Ghana and Bangladesh will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 ‘Global Shield’…
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Fawad Khan14/11/2022
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Climate change’s adverse impact on Pakistan to be highlighted at COP 27

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of this year’s monsoon flooding of Biblical proportions, due to which some districts of Sindh and…
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Fawad Khan13/11/2022
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Pakistan Leads Charge for Climate Justice at COP27

Pakistan, which has been battered by climate catastrophes for the past decade, is leading the call for rich nations to…
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