• September 19, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

GILGIT: Speakers at a conference on Friday declared glaciers in Gilgit-Baltistan as water bombs for communities of the mountainous region, saying deforestation in the region could trigger climate change, which in turn would affect crops, productivity and livelihoods besides creating water pollution and energy crisis. Local and foreign environmental experts explained how climate change was […]

• September 17, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

LAHORE – Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday constituted a ‘Climate Change Commission’ for the implementation of National Climate Change policy to fight the climate change – the biggest emerging threat to the country’s environment. The commission would be headed by Advocate Dr Pervaiz Hasan and would start its […]

• September 15, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI: When top officials of the Sindh wildlife, environment and livestock departments are not serious about undertaking projects to save species going extinct, there is little hope for organisations working in the field. The secretary of the ministry of climate change, Arif Ahmed Khan, admitted that there is a lack of committment on the government’s […]

• September 14, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

Islamabad – The experts have unanimously emphasised the need for hammering out a national climate change awareness plan to boost Pakistan’s response to climate risks and build up climate resilience through adaptation measures in various socio-economic sectors, particularly water, energy and food. In the first meeting of a think tank on climate change – consultative […]

• September 10, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

The headlines are beginning to grow more ominous by the year. ‘Pakistan is vulnerable to Climate Change.’ ‘Pakistan at increased risk due to global warming.’ ‘Pakistan’s deforestation rate highest in the world.’ Yet somehow, our national conscience hasn’t been stirred enough for people to take notice. Drawing room conversations about existential threats to Pakistan are […]

• September 8, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

PESHAWAR: While Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has announced to ban plastic bags within two months, the factories producing polythene bags oppose the decision and the government authorities seem to be determined to implement the decision. Arab Gul, an artisan working at a polythene bags’ factory in the provincial capital, told this correspondent that many people […]

• September 3, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

Karachi: Pakistan, being a witness to a series of floods, droughts, heatwaves and erratic rain patterns in recent years caused by climate change, continues to describe such calamities as a natural phenomenon. The debate over the effects of human-induced climatic changes is, however, yet to take centre stage in the county. Bringing the topic under […]

• September 3, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

KARACHI: Pakistan is among the top 10 countries highly vulnerable to greenhouse gases and other emissions. This makes the population highly susceptible to numerous health problems in the physical, mental and reproductive spheres. These views were shared by speakers at a workshop on ‘Human-Induced Climatic Changes and Impact on Health: Future Strategies’ at Area Study […]

• September 1, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday directed the federal government to submit a report about the implementation of the National Climate Change Policy devised to meet challenges of climate change. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a public interest petition filed by an agriculturalist, Asghar Leghari. The petitioner stated that federal and provincial […]

• August 31, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

ISLAMABAD: The Secre­tary of the federal climate change ministry, Arif Ahmed Khan, stressed on the need for global efforts to boost climate resilience of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). He was speaking at World Water Week (WWW), organised by the Stockholm Inter­national Water Institute (SIWI) held each year in the Swedish capital since 1991. This […]

• August 30, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

The provinces have notified, after much delay owing to their own shortcomings, the respective implementation committees to go ahead with the national climate change policy. In the first meeting of the policy’s implementation committee, held on April 23 and attended by various ministries, provincial representatives, climate change experts and development partners, several decisions were taken […]

• August 28, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

LAHORE: Scores of activists of Lahore Bachao Tehreek organised an awareness drive on Thursday to discourage use of plastic bags. “We launched the campaign to educate the general public,” said Ali Amjad, a representative of the Tehreek. “We will focus on businesses and later the legal system as the campaign progresses.” He said businesses were […]

• August 28, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

BAHAWALPUR: Trees are a gift to mankind and a balancing force of nature, Bahawalpur Division Commissioner Saqib Zafar said at the inauguration of the Monsoon Plantation Campaign at the Bahawal Club in Bahawalpur on Thursday. “It is, therefore, our duty to save the environment by planting trees.” The commissioner planted a tree at the club. […]

• August 24, 2015
• Environmental Journalism

PESHAWAR / KARAK: While consistent anomalies in Monsoon patterns were already too hot to handle for the meteorological department, enraged weather systems looming large across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have spurred the Provincial Disaster Management Authority into relief work that at times exceeds its capacity. On Sunday, a whirlwind went on a rampage in Karak. It not only […]