Climate & Environment

RAWALPINDI, Feb 16 : Rapid urbanization, mounting vehicular pressure and massive construction activity is posing serious environmental and health hazards in twin cities with residents calling for immediate measures for coping with this phenomenon. As observing environmental quality standards by vehicle owners, construction companies and […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday emphasised the need to further strengthen collaboration with the United Nations in the areas of sustainable development and climate change. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong political commitment to advancing the objective of combating climate change […]

ISLAMABAD, Feb 06 : Coordinator to the Prime Minister for Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam has sought technical support of Germony in developing Pakistan’s climate action plans and accelerating the transition to clean energy sources. Talking to a 3-member delegation from Germany’s Federal Ministry for […]

RAWALPINDI, Jan 31 : District government has beefed up the surveillance to decrease the plastic waste. Decisions have been taken to strictly monitor the violations of Plastic Waste Management Regulations and to take punitive against the violators. An important meeting of the District Plastic Management […]

ISLAMABAD, Jan 06 : Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Romina Khurshid Alam said Pakistan’s achievements at COP29 have strengthened its commitment to adopting international carbon trading guidelines. She emphasized the need for robust monitoring and validation systems, which are […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 : Coordinator to the Prime Minister for Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam, emphasized on Tuesday that Pakistan was facing significant threats and challenges from climate change. Speaking to the private news channel, she stated that a proactive approach is being adopted to […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 : The International Court of Justice (ICJ) held historic hearings from December 2 to 13 addressing States’ obligations under international law to combat climate change, a process spearheaded by small island nations facing existential threats, the U.N. reported Monday. Initiated by […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 : Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam emphasised that despite contributing less than one percent in the total global carbon emissions, Pakistan ranks as the 5th most impacted country in the world due to climate change. Speaking at […]

PESHAWAR, Dec 13 :The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has formed a Technical Working Group (TWG) to tackle climate change challenges, including adaptation, mitigation, and carbon credit initiatives. A notification issued by the chief minister Secretariat said here Friday that the TWG would be led by […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 : Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to continue cooperation on emerging challenges of food, energy security, and climate change, underlining sustained engagement, particularly in areas such as trade, migration, human rights, political, economic and development cooperation with a focus on […]