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Climate Change
WB okays $1.7bn for flood-hit Sindh
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $1.692 billion in financing to Pakistan for five projects to…
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#Pakistan raises funding alarm for 20 million #flood victims
* Minister says only rehabilitation and disaster-reconstruction in Pakistan needs $16.3 billion Disaster amnesia is not uncommon in a world…
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‘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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Life limps back to normalcy in flood-hit Sindh
JOHI/JHANGARA: An elderly Ghulam Shabbir was riding on his worn-out bicycle to reach his family members at Main Nara Valley…
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These #Climate Change Victims Risk Everything to Catch Crabs for the Rich
“We are barefoot, heavily in debt and poor, but these agents and suppliers have become millionaires, they have large bungalows,…
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A newborn held aloft in #Pakistan sums up the sheer injustice of the #climate crisis: Fatima Bhutto
This summer, intense #monsoon #rains combined with glacial melt caused super-#floods across #Pakistan. We are home to the second largest…
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Sharpening the Shark’s Teeth
Spend a few days at a water conference and you’ll hear a favored metaphor for the environmental changes that are…
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Asian Lender, ADB, Sanctions a $554 million Financing Package to Support Pakistan for Climate Resilience
Loan to support restoration of irrigation, flood risk management. ADB repurposed extra $71m from existing loans to support efforts. Financial…
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Floodwaters still inundate 13 districts of Sindh, Balochistan: UN
ISLAMABAD: As the United Nations Satellite Centre’s imagery indicates an estimated eight million people still potentially exposed to floodwaters or…
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Japan announces grant of $38.9m for Pakistan flood victims
Japan has announced its plan to provide a “grant assistance” of $38.9 million to Pakistan as part of the country’s…
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