Six years after failure of the Copenhagen summit, a climate deal was finally sealed here on Saturday by the nearly 200 countries of the world that are signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. While some hailed the final draft as a landmark and historic agreement that marked a global shift towards a […]
As the final text for the Paris Agreement is pored over by the ministers in the high-level negotiation rooms, the side events are going strong with just two days remaining before the UN Climate Change Conference winds up. On Thursday evening, a non-governmental organisation called Ciqam from Chitral and Hunza gave a presentation on “Women […]
FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Sikander Hayat Khan Bosan on Wednesday said that climate changes and increasing population are posing a serious threat to food security. He was addressing 1st Pakistan Seed Congress themed Seed for Food Security arranged at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. He stressed upon the researchers and […]
As the Friday deadline for a climate agreement in Paris nears, the French hosts of the UN Climate Change conference are pushing countries hard to reach a deal by the end of this week, incorporating targets on global emissions and financial help for developing countries. Ministers from over 190 countries have now arrived at the […]
The Global Snow Leopard Ecosystem Protection Programme held a meeting in Paris on Monday that was chaired by the federal Minister for Climate Change, Zahid Hamid. The minister is currently the chair of the programme’s steering committee. It was the previous Pakistani minister for climate change, Mushaidullah Khan, who was elected the chair of the […]
LAHORE: Lahore High Court has summoned the chairman of the Climate Change Commission with a report on the commission’s performance. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah issued the directive on Monday during the hearing of a petition seeking implementation of the National Climate Change Policy 2012. The 20-member judicial commission on climate change had been constituted on […]
Whether the Paris’ Climate Conference delivers or not, the more pressing and immediate task for Pakistan is to set its priorities right. Survivability and security of a country and its people against all sorts of existential threats, usually features at the top in the security calculus of any state. However looking at these threats only […]
Faisalabad – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan said that the climate change could force an additional 100 million people worldwide to live in extreme poverty by 2030. He was speaking at the concluding session of a five-day workshop titled “Climate Changes Resilient Agriculture Systems”, arranged […]
Siachen glacier, the life line of river Indus, is a disputed and un-demarcated region of Kashmir, and a declared environment issue between Pakistan and India, informed sources told Business Recorder. India’s official rhetoric on the melting of Siachen glacier is global warming – a red herring successfully sold by India to the world while Pakistan […]
PARIS: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that with developed countries having more responsibility in tackling challenges of the climate change, Pakistan was ready to contribute in global efforts. “Although Pakistan has minimum level of carbon emissions, we will contribute in the global efforts to tackle the climate change issues,” he said in a […]
In the early-1950s, when it became widely known that smoking caused cancer, giant tobacco companies formed the Tobacco Industry Research Council (TIRC). Its main goal was to deny the harmful effects of tobacco and confuse the public. The tobacco lobby wormed its way into the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO), wreaking havoc and slowing […]
THATTA: Fisherman Muhammad Yusuf’s family has been living on the island of Hajamaro, just over three miles off the coast of Sindh, for generations. But the island that was once a happy home has now become a prison. Sea level rise and frequent cyclones are eroding Yusuf’s property. Decreasing fish stocks are threatening his livelihood. […]
As the world prepares for the largest climate summit of its kind, the secretary general of the United Nations has stepped forward with a strong appeal for world leaders to “look beyond national horizons and to put the common interest first”. Unfortunately, his own language describing that common interest was shrouded in ambiguity, revealing the […]
LAHORE: Wildlife Department Director General Khalid Ayaz Khan said on Tuesday that climate change was impacting the natural habitat of the wildlife in the country. He said there was a need for revising the boundaries of game reserves accordingly. He was speaking at the first hunters’ seminar arranged by the Wildlife Department to facilitate licensed […]
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