Tag: Climate change
142m saplings to be planted during Spring campaign
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change has chalked out a plan to plant over142 million saplings during the upcoming tree plantation campaign schedule to begin...
Next 12 years crucial for Pakistan in tackling climate change, moot...
KARACHI: Renowned green journalist Afia Soomro on Sunday said that the next 12 years are crucial regarding the tackling of climate change in Pakistan yet...
Climate change cost Pakistan Rs14bn in last 20 years: PM’s advisor
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said on Wednesday that Pakistan is among the four countries of the world which...
German envoy asks media to give better coverage to climate change
PESHAWAR: German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler on Sunday asked media persons to highlight the issues relating to climate change, asking why COP-24 didn’t make headlines...
Pakistan gets key slot in UN climate change body
Pakistan has been elected as the vice president and the rapporteur of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
Nations agree on global climate pact rules, but they are seen...
KATOWICE: Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say...
85 families migrate to lower Chitral due to water scarcity
CHITRAL: Around 85 families have shifted to lower Chitral from Rerioveer due to water shortage while the remaining families are also weighing options to...
UN climate talks go into overtime as negotiators grapple with text
KATOWICE: The United Nations’ climate talks went into overtime early Saturday morning as negotiators from nearly 200 nations grappled with disagreements over parts of...
Climate change to cause Himalayan glaciers to melt at alarming rate,...
Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal´s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle of nature to behold...
Safe energy sources, massive plantation vital to combat climate change
PESHAWAR: Former ambassador of Pakistan, Manzoorul Haq on Sunday said that climate change has posed serious threats to humans in developing countries like Pakistan...
Climate change cost Pakistan $384 million last year: report
BEIJING: Pakistan has suffered an economic loss of $384 million due to extreme weather events last year, according to a new climate change index.
Meanwhile,...
Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will come to Pakistan
Former California governor and Hollywood superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger has promised to come to Pakistan, Prime Minister's Advisor for Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam tweeted...
At-risk nations to make case at UN climate summit
WARSAW: Nations most threatened by rising sea levels and devastating droughts will use a UN summit in Poland on Monday to urge richer countries...
Emphasis on urgency as climate talks begin in coal city Katowice
KATOWICE: Delegates from nearly 200 nations on Sunday began two weeks of talks to tackle deep political divisions at the most important U.N. meeting...
Smog Commission Report helpful to govt in countering climate change: Malik...
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Advisor for Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam, on Tuesday said the Smog Commission Report has helped the incumbent government in setting a...
Trump says doesn’t believe own government’s climate warning
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Monday he doesn't believe his own government's report last week warning of massive economic losses if carbon emissions continue...
Govt to address smog issue, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Friday assured the Senate that the government would make all possible measures to address the...
