Climate & Environment

Sukkur, Pakistan, Aug 30 (AFP/APP):Aid efforts ramped up across flooded Pakistan on Tuesday to help tens of millions of people affected by relentless monsoon rains that have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the […]

ISLAMABAD 30 Aug (Online): Federal Minsiter for development and planning Ahsen Iqbal said on Tuesday that Pakistan needs $10 billion for renovation and restructuring of flood damaged infrastructure. World ought to help Pakistan to deal climate change effects, he added. Talking to the foreign news […]

Paris, Aug 30 (AFP/APP):The cost-of-living crisis pushing millions of people towards poverty in Europe is driven by fossil fuels, according to a leading Earth systems scientist, who has warned that global heating risks causing runaway climate change. Johan Rockstrom, director of the Potsdam Institute for […]

United Nations, United States, Aug 26 (AFP/APP): A two-week negotiating session on a treaty to protect the high seas wraps up Friday, but UN observers were holding their breath with many points remaining contentious between member states. After 15 years, including four prior formal sessions, […]

London, Aug 24 (AFP/APP): Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth and dried up rivers, lakes and reservoirs but are also seeing trees shed their leaves early. Instead of green, many gardens, parks and woods are now a sea of […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (APP): The United Nations is boosting support to Pakistani authorities dealing with the devastating floods in the most affected provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, a UN spokesman said Wednesday. Responding to a question at the regular noon briefing at UN Headquarters […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (APP): Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said the country has embraced unprecedented spells of torrential downpour of biblical proportion that lashed out it’s vulnerable areas without any break. In an interview with a foreign news channel, the […]

LAHORE, Aug 24 (APP):Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab Faisal Farid has said that following the instructions of the Punjab government, all relevant bodies including PDMA are actively working to ensure rescue and relief activities to flood victims. Talking to the media about […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (APP): The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has warned the hikers, tourists and visitors venturing into the scenic Margalla Hills National Park from bathing into the freshwater springs revived after heavy monsoon rains in the federal capital. Chairperson, IWMB, Rina Saeed Khan […]

Ilulissat, Denmark, Aug 24 (AFP/APP): As tourists flock to Greenland to take in its breathtaking icebergs and natural beauty, authorities are mulling ways to control crowds to protect the fragile environment, already threatened by global warming. “It’s a dream destination,” said Yves Gleyze, a veteran […]