By: Bhagwandas KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said that a large number of developing countries, including Pakistan, were to suffer owing to climate change despite the fact that their small industrial base did not contribute substantially to global warming. The seminar on ‘Climate change: impacts on livelihood, marine and coastal resources’ was organised […]
KARACHI: The sea pollution is increasing with the passage of time. This was stated by former Director General of the National Institute of Oceanography, Dr Shaukat Hayat. He was delivering a lecture on global warming and impact of sea level rise here on Friday at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST). […]
“Sindh Environmental Protection Agency’s (Sepa) technical team has monitored /visited 16 various units including industries, hospitals/building projects, municipal services organisation and other miscellaneous units in Karachi during the last 15 days”. This was said by Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Sheikh Muhammad Afzal here on Wednesday. He said that no one would be allowed […]
Karachi: Chairman Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) Muhammad Ali Shah has said environment is a global issue but Pakistan is not taking measures to tackle it. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the National Council of Environmental Journalists (NCEJ) at a hotel here on Tuesday, he said the new forum would make a difference in society at […]
KARACHI: Pakistan is not a major contributor to climate change but is among the countries which bear the brunt of its effects. In addition to this, an alarmingly high rate of deforestation has wrought havoc on many parts of the country. Despite a myriad other stunning facts pertaining to the environment, some journalists feel that […]
By: Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR: More than 4,630 internally displaced families, who have been relocated to the central tehsil of Kurram Agency, stand exposed to harsh weather owing to nonexistence of shelter as humanitarian organisations are reluctant to assist them, according to officials. “In the face of a harsh winter ahead, it will prove to be […]
MIRALI: While the United States recovers from superstorm Sandy, away from the glare of the international media, five million Pakistanis are struggling to get by in the country’s third successive year of massive floods. Two years after the worst floods in Pakistan’s history captured the world’s attention, this summer’s monsoon rains once again inundated huge […]
KARACHI: Inspector General Sindh Police Fayyaz Ahmed Leghari in a high level meeting held at Central Police Office (CPO) has approved the post-disaster management plan to cope with any probable untoward incident during the holy month of Muharram as part of extraordinary security arrangements. A delegation of Shia Ulema, headed by Allama Abbas Kumaili, and […]
By: Ali Hassan ISLAMABAD: The capital is braving a number of environmental problems, including air and water pollution, poor management of collection and disposal of solid waste, industrial nuisance and traffic noise while the authorities concerned seem unaware of menaces. It is learnt that environmental pollution is not only affecting health of citizens but also […]
ISLAMABAD: A total of 47,300 tents have so far been distributed in the flood-hit areas of Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and AJK, said an official of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Talking to APP, he said 13,000 tents have been distributed in Punjab, including 5,000 in Dera Ghazi Khan and 8,000 in Rajanpur. In Sindh 14,000 […]
By: Jan Khaskheli Karachi: Shakil Memon, a young mangrove planter, is confident about the rehabilitation of depleted forests along the scattered islands of Thatta district. He has formed a group of community volunteers called ecoguards to collect plants from nearby forests and replant the same along the island’s villages with the help of local community. […]
ISLAMABAD: Around two million people in five flood-hit districts of Punjab, Balochistan and Punjab are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, according to a report. The report issued by the Multi-sector Initial Rapid Assessment (Mira), a project of international aid agencies and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), said this year’s flood had served to […]
ISLAMABAD: Saarc countries have agreed to devise a mechanism to jointly fight future disasters in their respective vulnerable areas, said National Disaster Management Authority Chairman Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir on Friday. Briefing the media after the conclusion of a regional consultation titled ‘Engaging Saarc in disaster resilience’, he said a joint network would soon be […]
PAKISTAN must learn from America’s Sandy experience, especially how, in spite of the deadly potential of the superstorm, human suffering was reduced to a minimum. Weather warnings helped. But what mattered greatly was how the people and the emergency ser-vices reacted to minimise the storm’s ravages. The administration and relief agencies seem also to have […]
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