Global Electricity Review 2025
<p>In a world of higher electricity demand growth, clean electricity is stepping up to the challenge. Spearheaded by exponential solar expansion, clean power is set to grow faster than demand, marking
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Global Polio Surveillance Status Report 2019
<p>This report reviews the state of poliovirus surveillance for the first year of the Global Polio Surveillance Action Plan, 2018–2020 (GPSAP) implementation, comparing its performance to the preceding two years and taking stock of the challenges faced, innovations advanced and opportunities explored to enhance surveillance especially in priority areas</p>
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When water becomes a hazard: a diagnostic report on the state of water supply, sanitation and poverty in Pakistan and its impact on child stunting
Despite a substantial decline in poverty, an increase in access to water and sanitation and a large decline in open defecation, diarrhea and stunting rates in Pakistan show few signs of a decline. This
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Watermelon Rind Cheaply Filters Arsenic in Groundwater
Watermelon rind, usually discarded as waste, has been shown by researchers in Pakistan to be capable of cheaply and efficiently removing arsenic from groundwater. Arsenic poisoning from drinking contaminated
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4 killed, 9 injured in coal mine explosion in SW Pakistan
At least four laborers were killed and nine others injured in a coal mine explosion in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, local reports said on Monday. According to the reports, the incident
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Assessing the Indus Waters Treaty from a comparative perspective
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty dividing the rivers of the Indus system between India and Pakistan has continued to function through two wars and numerous political tensions. Nevertheless, given mounting
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Pakistan's Incoming Government to Plant '10 Billion Trees'
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistan's incoming government under Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan plans to 'aggressively' undertake a massive countrywide campaign to plant 10 billion trees in the next five years
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Villagers 'living between life and death' as Pakistan's glaciers melt
When a glacial lake burst in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan province in July, Sher Baz watched helplessly as the waters swept away his family home. Residents of Badswat village, which lies in
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Identifying and analysing adaptation turning points in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region
This framework document aims to introduce a proactive approach to assess adaptation needs and encourage timely adaptation. The idea behind this approach is that if an assessment shows that specific policies
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Evaluating the effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health services during humanitarian crises: A systematic review
<p>An estimated 32 million women and girls of reproductive age living in emergency situations, all of whom require sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. This systematic review
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Explorations of inequality: childhood immunization
This report takes a detailed look at the current status of childhood immunization in 10 priority countries: Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria,