Search Results for: water shortage
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Climate Change
Decades-old issue of canal design to be addressed with WB loan, but no time soon
HYDERABAD: Commencement of physical work for the rehabilitation of Akram Wah, the only off-taking lined channel of Kotri barrage, at…
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Climate Change
Shehbaz Sharif Fosters Climate Diplomacy to Mobilize Support for Building Back Pakistan
Shehbaz Fosters Climate Diplomacy to Mobilize Support for Building Back Pakistan Pakistan team optimist about reconstruction needs over US$ 16…
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Climate Change
‘Mountain’ of silt cuts #Tarbela’s capacity by 40pc
#ISLAMABAD: Around 10 billion tonnes of silt has accumulated in Tarbela Dam, cutting its designed capacity by more than 40pc,…
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Climate Change
Pakistan’s annual GDP can fall 18-20% by 2050 due to climate change risks: WB
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is at risk of a fall by 18-20% by 2050 due to combined…
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Effective steps against climate change stressed
PESHAWAR: Speakers in a conference here on Tuesday called for effective steps to address climate change. “Climate change is one…
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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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Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27
In his speech to the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly, Sameh Hassan Shoukry Selim said that the world…
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Climate Change
Pakistan to Restore Health of Indus Basin, Major Rivers under ‘Living Indus’ Project: Minister
Engaging the Society to Eradicate the Water Contamination of the Indus River By Muhammad Arif Islamabad: “The water of the…
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Whole world including Pakistan facing serious food security threat: Zahid
Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial…
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Climate Change
Drought Emergency
EVEN now, when crop yields have declined, cattle are dying, agricultural lands are parched and millions do not have enough…
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