Climate & Environment

United Nations, United States, Sept 20 (AFP/APP):The United States on Tuesday led an initiative of 18 Atlantic nations to step up cooperation in the ocean, putting another $100 million on the table to support the environment and maritime security while curbing rampant illegal fishing. On […]

Rio de Janeiro, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon so far this year has already surpassed that recorded for all of 2021, according to official figures released Monday that triggered new alarm for the world’s biggest rainforest. Satellite monitoring has […]

LAHORE 18 Sep (Online): Pakistan is victim of climate change produced by the more than heavily industrialised countries and paying a horrendous price of over US$30bn for the intransigence of others, said by Coordinator to Federal Tax Ombudsman Meher Kashif Younis on Sunday. While talking […]

ISLAMABAD 18 Sep (Online): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will address the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Sep 23 with his speech focusing on climate-induced catastrophic floods in the country, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Sunday. PM Shehbaz will participate […]

PESHAWAR, Sep 14 (APP): The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Forest Department has planted over 1.099 million plants of different species during ongoing monsoon season in the province. According to spokesman of KP Forest Department, 539, 215 plants were also planted under urban forestry during in Khyber Pakthunkhwa. […]

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (APP):Floods, like those in Pakistan, heatwaves, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires are going “from bad to worse” amid worsening impacts of climate change, according to a multi-agency report coordinated by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that was released Tuesday. “Climate […]

Peshawar, September 13 (ONLINE):The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet in a meeting held here on Tuesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Climate Change Policy and Action Plan-2022, which focuses on reducing vulnerability of natural and human systems as well as […]

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (APP):The Climate Action Pakistan on Friday expressed solidarity with global campaign “Global Day of Solidarity for Floods in Pakistan” demanding climate reparations and end to fossil fuels and accountability of the Global North for driving environmental degradation. “We believe that the Global […]

Hemet, United States, Sept 9 (AFP/APP): Firefighters battling a growing blaze outside Los Angeles were bracing Friday for mudslides and flooding as a storm barrels into burn areas. The remnants of a hurricane that hit Mexico could also bring strong winds that could further fan […]

Los Angeles, Sept 6 (AFP/APP):At least two people are dead and thousands have been ordered to flee a rapidly spreading fire in California, with the region’s oppressive heatwave expected to peak Tuesday. Several buildings were destroyed as the Fairview fire erupted southeast of Los Angeles, […]