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Paying for someone else’s sins
The monsoon rains have returned while Pakistan still reels a year after super floods caused by the climate-induced rains that…
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Climate Change
Flood threat rising in Pakistan
NDMA warns of 72% likelihood of such catastrophic events occurring this year ISLAMABAD : Climate change knows no borders, and…
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WB okays $200m for climate-resilient infrastructure in tribal districts
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved $200 million to strengthen the state capacities to deliver…
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World Bank approves $200m for flood recovery, resilience in Pakistan
Investments will focus on rehabilitation of infrastructure affected by 2022 devastating floods WASHINGTON – As part of the program agreed…
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Climate Change
The 82-year-old female architect working to flood-proof Pakistan
Yasmeen Lari, the country’s first female architect, is making bamboo houses for people living on the front lines of climate…
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Pakistan to be represented by officials at World Bank-IMF spring meetings
World Bank urges investment in climate resilience to reduce poverty in Pakistan The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund…
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Wishing away water woes
Climate change is South Asia’s foremost development challenge — and a rapidly emerging non-traditional regional security threat. India’s 90-day notice…
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Climate finance system reset required to tackle 21st Century Climate Change crisis: Sherry
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday said that climate change was rapidly changing it’s scale…
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Pakistan needs $348bn to respond to climate adaptation: Sherry Rehman
Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman has urged the World Bank to play its role in climate change…
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Approach to #WaterStorage must change
Risks to water security are the greatest threat to attaining global sustainability goals. It is hard to look out the…
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