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 the start of a permanent decline in fossil generation. 2024 both clarified and consolidated the shape of the global …
KARACHI: Pakistan’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are bound to increase considerably as the country climbs up the development ladder and strives to provide adequate amount of energy to support its growing socio-economic developmental requirements, according to Pakistan Economic Survey 2016. As a responsible member of international community, Pakistan would like …
PESHAWAR: The Climate Change Cell working under the K-P Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its climate change policy—the first by any province. It has now been sent to the government for approval and implementation. A copy of the policy, available with The Express Tribune, explains the short and long-term …
This paper aims to raise awareness about Loss and Damage (L&D;) and ignite conversation about how Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Loss & Damage (L&D;) can be linked in order to ensure more sustainable strategies for building resilience in Pakistan.
KARACHI: Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change urged the Sindh government to weed out the land mafia which is devouring mangrove forest areas in Sindh and converting them into housing societies. Continuous unlawful land-grabbing of mangrove forest areas in Sindh has exacerbated the Karachi’s vulnerability to climate …
India is projected to add 300 million new urban residents by 2050 and it will need to build climate-friendly cities to address the challenge of accommodating the needs of the growing population, a UN report has said. The first 'World Cities Report 2016- Urbanisation and Development: Emerging Futures' report by …
CORVALLIS, Ore. - New geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir between Pakistan and India suggests that the region is ripe for a major earthquake that could endanger the lives of as many as a million people. Scientists have known about the Riasi fault in Indian Kashmir, but it …
As global air pollution levels rise, Nigeria appears to be the country most affected by the phenomenon. New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows four of Nigeria’s cities are among the world’s 20 worst-ranked cities for air quality. Onitsha, a densely-populated commercial hub in the east of Nigeria …
Outdoor air pollution worldwide has increased by eight percent in the past five years, according to the new data released by World Health Organisation (WHO). Based on the data gathered by WHO, billions of people around the world are now exposed to dangerous air and more than 3,000 cities are …
While the water dependency of water-scarce nations is well understood, this is not the case for countries in temperate and humid climates, even though various studies have shown that many of such countries strongly rely on the import of water-intensive commodities from elsewhere. In this study we introduce a method …
In the past several years, as worldwide morbidity and mortality due to malaria have continued to decrease, the global malaria community has grown increasingly supportive of the idea of malaria eradication. In 2015, three noteworthy global documents were released—the WHO's Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030, the Roll Back Malaria …
Experts have shown concern over the rapid curtailment in forest area in the country from 1,50,000 square miles to 60,000 square miles. They also said that plantation would not only be beneficial for country’s environmental system but it would also reduce negative effects of global warming. They were speaking at …
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A powerful earthquake rattled parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on Sunday, shaking buildings and houses and causing panic in several cities. There were no immediate reports of widespread damage from the quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, but at least one person was reported …
LAHORE: Last week, a green bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) had ordered closure of a chemicals manufacturing company in Multan on a petition moved by the Environment Protection Department (EPA). Assistant Advocate General Anwaar Hussain told the court that the EPA had directed the company in April 2012 …
At a time when environmentalists have forecast a severe heat wave in the metropolis this summer, others are ruthlessly chopping down trees for commercial benefits. The greenbelt at Shaheed-e-Millat road near Bahadurabad Intersection bears a sorry sight after around 70 trees were recently cut down in front of a multi-storey …
China, India and USA are among the top three countries with a high number of diabetic population shows this new study published in Lancet. It finds that there is a fourfold rise in the number of diabetics – from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. One of …
Rescuers are attempting to reach thousands of people stranded by floods and landslides in Pakistan’s north-west and parts of Kashmir after the death toll rose to 55. Disaster management officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where 47 people have died since the downpour began on Saturday night, said they were consulting …
At least 53 people have been killed by flash floods caused by torrential rain in northwest Pakistan, say officials. The rain began on Saturday bringing flooding to parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces. Pre-monsoon rains often cause damage in rural Pakistan and officials said locals had been warned …
Pakistan's economy will continue to pick up in fiscal year (FY) 2016 as reform and stabilization measures provide a lift, with higher foreign exchange reserves, and softer inflation and oil prices also supporting the overall macroeconomic outlook, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its latest flagship annual economic report. …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a project loan of nearly $197 million to continue rebuilding highways and bridges damaged in Pakistan's worst-ever floods in 2010. The funds will also be used to train staff in disaster management units at the National Highway Authority (NHA), giving them the ability …
SWAT:- An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted Swat and surrounding areas on Sunday. However, no loss of any kind was reported. According to geological wing of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale were felt in Swat city and surrounding areas forcing people to rush out …
