Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UNDP and UN Women from the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker. The tracker, which includes over 2,500 …
Expressing grave concerns over the rampant environmental degradation in the country, environmental experts have said that Pakistan, especially Sindh, is facing an environmental disaster. A survey carried out prior to the World Environment Day (WED) has revealed that due to the decreasing water flow in downstream Kotri Barrage, seawater has …
The picturesque hamlet of Anegundi, perched on the banks of the Tungabhadra, has many claims to fame. Anegundi is a pioneer in the Endogenous Tourism Projects programme. Started 2004 in 36 destinations across India, the programme is being carried out by the United Nations Development Programme in partnership with the …
Once, the women of Muddana Guddi, a village in Raichur district, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, suffered from drought and poverty. With no alternatives except cursing their own troubles, they used to migrate to neighbouring states for work. Now, they are earning their own livelihoods by running a …
Nagaland is all set to prepare its first district level human development reports (HDR) since it becomes mandatory for each State to review millennium development goal set by UNDP. But to prepare a proper District HDRs the government needs correct data on district GDP and related district level statistics in …
The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Department of Environment (DOE) on Monday have launched a joint initiative to phase out the use of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) from the sector by the end of this year. CTC, a member of eight Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) family with more …
SAMBALPUR: Unbridled growth and unchecked encroachments have posed a serious threat to natural resources, particularly water bodies. And this assumes significance at a time when climate change, manifested in growing heat in the cities like Sambalpur, is taking a heavy toll. Sambalpur is hardly left with any forest cover and …
Though the rainy season is approaching, Assam is still not fully equipped to deal with the problem of floods and to mitigate the sufferings of the people of the affected areas. Of course, the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi recently held a high-level meet with the concerned Ministers and officers to …
United Nation's Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Thursday signed a project document with Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) and Economic Affairs Division (EAD) for the implementation of $19.2 million plan for setting up mini-hydel power plants in the district of Chitral. The agreement for the project titled 'Productive Uses of …
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) through UNDP has selected National Energy Conservation Centre (Enercon) to initiate a regional project titled 'Barrier Removal to Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling', in Pakistan costing $7.8 million of which an amount of $1million has been allocated to ease regional trade in energy efficient appliances. …
Speakers at a roundtable on Thursday urged all to work from their respective positions to save the children from the adverse impact of global climate change. They said necessary initiatives should be taken to tackle the threat of global climate change to safeguard our environment. Otherwise, the country would face …
Donor countries and international financial institutions (IFIs) have provided loans amounting to Rs 6.3 billion to Pakistan for different development projects in transport and communication sector during the current financial year 2008-09. Pakistan is still to receive $1.78 billion in terms of grants and loans for this sector from different …
An employment project involving repair of rural roads has benefited 24,444 poor women in six districts of the country. The project run by the Local Government Division of the Local Government and Rural Development and Coopera-tives Ministry is financed mainly by the European Commission. UNDP and the government are also …
The government of Bangladesh and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement for the implementation of the first-ever field-level project in coastal areas on Saturday, says a press release. Titled 'Community-based adaptation to climate change through coastal afforestation in Bangladesh', the new project signed in the city directly targets …
programme that aims to accelerate achievement of the water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through strategically targeted interventions that strengthen governance of the water and sanitation sectors at appropriate levels.
Speakers at a workshop held here on Wednesday called for concerted efforts by both public and private entities for water conservation in Balochistan. Speaking at the workshop organised by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources in collaboration with the UNDP, Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Technology Asia Nasir …
Environment and Natural Resources Minister, Champika Ranawaka said yesterday that the level of development of a nation cannot be gauged through its levels of Gross Domestic Production (GDP) or Human Development Index (HDI) but more so through environmental factors. The Minister said that the core factor representing an economy is …
Promoting environmentally sustainable transport (EST) is a must to mitigate adverse environmental and health impact in the city, said the speakers at a national workshop and policy dialogue yesterday. The EST includes non-motorised vehicles, bicycles, pedestrianisation schemes and vehicles with less emission of pollutants, they added. Held at Hotel Sheraton …
Promoting environmentally sustainable transport (EST) is a must to mitigate adverse environmental and health impact in the city, said the speakers at a national workshop and policy dialogue yesterday. The EST includes non-motorised vehicles, bicycles, pedestrianisation schemes and vehicles with less emission of pollutants, they added. Held at Hotel Sheraton …
Environmental experts have expressed concern over the reduction of mangrove forests along the Sindh coast, warning that if the mangroves are not protected, the city fears a greater risk of being hit by a tsunami in the future.
