Floods
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Climate Change
Adapting agriculture to climate change
Climate change patterns indicate more droughts and floods for which we must be prepared. El Nino and La Nina (climate patterns in the…
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Climate Change
UK to fund seven climate change projects in Pakistan amid growing environmental challenges
The United Kingdom announced its commitment to support seven climate change initiatives in Pakistan, including the development of solar farms…
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Valuing Water
Building Water Resilience
The Diamer-Bhasha Dam project is undoubtedly a crucial step towards addressing Pakistan’s growing water security crisis. In a country where…
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Climate Change
Tackling floods, climate change: Pakistan launches landmark recharge project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched the transformative Recharge Pakistan project, aimed at building climate resilience in communities vulnerable to worsening floods,…
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Climate Change
Pakistan: 2023 IFRC network annual report, Jan-Dec (28 August 2024)
OVERALL PROGRESS Context In 2023, Pakistan faced several significant challenges that had a direct impact on its humanitarian and development…
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Climate Change
Solar electricity boosts climate resilience in Pakistan’s prisons
Hazrat Muhammad had a bad first day. Superintendent of Sub-Jail Ghalanai in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhw Province, he had moved to…
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Climate Change
China sows seeds of self-reliance with ‘historic breakthrough’ in agricultural autonomy
Food-security efforts help China get ‘rid of its dependence on imported seed sources’ as it boasts world’s largest collection of…
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VOW
Unprepared for rains
Recent monsoon rains have brought devastation across South Asia, with about 600 rain-related deaths recorded across the region, including at…
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Climate Change: Global security implications and Pakistan’s agricultural crisis
ISLAMABAD – Once considered an environmental issue, climate change has now become a critical security threat as over half of…
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Climate Change
Loss of farmland to housing schemes a threat to food security: Sindh environment minister
Food security becoming a global problem, conference told Need stressed for consulting communities before starting uplift projects in rural areas…
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