Climate & Environment

LAHORE, Sep 16 (APP): To control smog and air pollution, the Punjab Environment Protection Department (EPD) has announced to impose fines over violation of the industrial and traffic rules ahead of smog season. EPD Director Naseemur Rehman Shah told APP that the department has recently […]

Karachi, September 14, 2023 (Online): Today in Karachi, the United States reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with the Government of Pakistan and the port and shipping industry to develop a national action. This plan will encourage more sustainable shipping practices to prevent global climate change […]

MUZAFFARABAD, Sep 14 (APP):The Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), AJK Chapter under its Climate Advocacy & Coordination for Resilient Actions (CACRA) project and with the generous support of the German Red Cross concluded a comprehensive two-day training workshop aimed at enhancing the understanding of climate […]

Jeddah, Sep 11 (SPA/APP): CEO of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), Dr. Ayman bin Salem Ghulam, has highlighted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s significant efforts to mitigate climate change and combat sand and dust storms, citing the Saudi Green Initiative, introduced by Saudi the […]

Muçum, Brazil, Sept 11 (AFP/APP):When Ani Aponte fled Venezuela with her family four years ago to escape her home country’s economic collapse, she dreamed of a better future in Brazil. But the deadly cyclone that battered the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul […]

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 06 (APP): Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading to a sharp drop in air quality and human health, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based UN agency, said in a report Wednesday. The […]

ISLAMABAD, Sep 06 (APP):A one-day seminar was organized by the Faculty of Sciences at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) to raise awareness on “Significance of Bilateral Relations: Forging Sustainable Partnerships for Climate Action between Africa and Pakistan”. The speakers highlighted the urgent need to tackle […]

Tokyo, Sept 1 (AFP/APP): Japan’s summer this year was the country’s hottest since records began in 1898, the weather agency said Friday. “In the summer (June-August) of 2023, the average summer temperature in Japan was considerably higher in northern, eastern, and western Japan. Average temperatures […]

Reykjavik, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Iceland’s government said that whaling could resume Friday with stricter conditions and monitoring, after it decided not to extend a temporary two-month ban imposed amid animal welfare concerns. Iceland is one of just three countries in the world that allow commercial […]

Athens, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster. Like many countries around the Mediterranean, Greece has been plagued […]