Climate & Environment

Karachi, October 24, 2023 In order to engage effectively with the Private Sector and other relevant stakeholders to further enhance its efforts of resilience building against natural disasters and long-term climate change adverse impacts, the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) organized a seminar in […]

Peshawar: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa signed a Letter of Understanding (LoU) to collaborate on initiatives of mutual interest surrounding environmental sustainability across the province. The signing ceremony took place in Peshawar, at the EPA office. […]

ISLAMABAD, September 26, 2023 (Online): “We have failed at the federal level to develop a comprehensive coordination mechanism needed for effective and efficient mobilization of sub-national disaster management authorities” said Ahmed Kamal, Chairman, and Federal Flood Commission. He was speaking at a seminar titled “Disaster […]

MANILA, September 22 (Internews): A small but restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila spewed above average sulfur dioxide and volcanic smog on Friday, prompting authorities to closes schools in five cities and dozens of towns and urge people to stay indoors. The state volcanology […]

ISLAMABAD, September 20, 2023 (Online): The upcoming COP-28 is a crucial moment in the global fight against climate change and we must use this opportunity to create an enabling environment to achieve the goals set in the Paris Agreement in 2015. This was stated by […]

Islamabad, 19th Sept 2023 (Online): A 3-day National Climate Transparency Forum started in Islamabad on Tuesday, continue till 21 September 2023. The forum has been organized by Global Climate-Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC& EC) and CITEPA France […]

NEW YORK, Sep 18 (AA/APP): Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan emphasized the critical importance of addressing climate change and environmental preservation during an event Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. “Our shared home, the world, is increasingly reminding us […]

New York, Sept 19 (AFP/APP): New York’s annual Climate Week is underway, bringing together activists, politicians and business leaders for hundreds of events aimed at addressing the planetary crisis. But the bright lights that give the “city that never sleeps” its iconic glow have long […]

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 […]