Climate Change

Sindh’s man-made Chotiari reservoir turns into environmental disaster

Study to determine the impact of construction says reservoir construction has led to increased water-logging and salinity The Chotiari reservoir was meant to ease problems, but has become a source of them [image by: Zulfiqar Kunbhar] At a time when...

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Climate Change Envirnoment Health Water

As Pakistan bans water-guzzling rice, one farmer has an alternative

Both Pakistan and India regularly forbid rice cultivation to conserve water and prevent land degradation. But with the crop tied to farmers’ livelihoods, a blanket ban is a weak solution As Pakistan bans water-guzzling rice, one farmer has an...

Zofeen Ebrahim

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Climate Change COVID19

In the fight against Covid-19, these bright, young Pakistanis are coming together and improvising

Pakistani doctors wear face masks as they leave the Aga Khan hospital where a patient suspected of having contracted coronavirus was admitted, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Pakistan’s youth is coming up...

Zofeen Ebrahim

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Climate Change Human Right to WASH

Many policies, few outcomes

Climate change affects every aspect of our lives, from food security to health to energy to disaster vulnerabilities – the list goes on. It affects our economic decision-making when the federal government has to decide...

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Cities Climate Change Human Right to WASH

Danger to the vulnerable

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Climate Change Envirnoment Human Right to WASH Nutrition

Dry spells, low yields

Farming is the main source of income for 60-year-old Zahir Shah from Chanda village in the Ghallani sub division of Mohmand district. He owns a rain-irrigated piece of land. For the last 35 years, he has grown wheat...

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Cities Climate Change Envirnoment Health Human Right to WASH

Deadly heat

adminwma

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Cities Climate Change Envirnoment

Met Office predicts below normal rains till June

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Cities Climate Change

Meeting the energy demand

During the last couple of months, the country has been experiencing long hours of load shedding ranging from 8 to 14 hours a day. The reasons cited include fuel shortage, closure of power plants and the heatwave that...

Shahzada Irfan

3 months ago

Climate Change COVID19 Envirnoment

کلائمٹ چینج اور کرونا کی وبا نے گلاب کے پھولوں کو مرجھا دیا

سندھی اور اردو زبان کے مشہور شاعر شیخ ایاز نے اپنی وائی میں لکھا ہے، جب ڈالیوں پر سرخ گلاب کھلیں گے، ہم تب ملیں گے۔ رواں سال وبا کے بیچ جب سرخ گلاب کھلے، تو عاشقوں کو محبوب سے ملن کا موقع تو مل گیا، لیکن فکر معاش نے...

Fariha Fatama

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Climate Change Envirnoment Water

Water scarcity: growers abandon paddy crop

KAMBER SHAHDADKOT: For two months Sobdar Khoso has waited for the Warrah Branch in Qambar Shahdadkot to have enough water for him to sow his paddy crops in the Kharif season. After pinning his hopes on rain, which did...

Hafeez Tunio

3 months ago

CleanGreenPakistan Climate Change Health

How will Pakistan stay cool while keeping emissions in check?

In its updated NDC, Pakistan revealed it is working on a ‘Cooling Action Plan’. As the need for refrigeration and air conditioning grows, how will policymakers keep the sector in line with climate pledges? Saquib Ali is...

Zofeen Ebrahim

3 months ago

Cities Climate Change Water

Frequent droughts: Remodelling of water distribution & irrigation infrastructure stressed

PESHAWAR: Experts at a seminar on Thursday called for better management of transboundary rivers to cope with growing water scarcity, frequent droughts and increasing heatwaves due to climate change. The experts stressed...

Mushtaq Yusufzai

3 months ago

Cities Climate Change Envirnoment Health Human Right to WASH Water

In search of clean drinking water

In the constituency of Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah, drinking water is a key issue Inside small water well, on a narrow road, a young man is busy digging a ditch. Using his spade, he loosens a lump of mud and...

Amar Guriro

3 months ago

CleanGreenPakistan Climate Change Envirnoment Health

Scorching heat

ANEESA Abdul Sattar knows how to keep cool to reduce thermal stress — drink plenty of water and bathe. Yet both these measures are beyond her. She lives in that quarter of Lyari, in Karachi, where unannounced power...

Zofeen Ebrahim

3 months ago

CleanGreenPakistan Climate Change Health Human Right to WASH Hygiene Sanitation SDGs Waste management

Girl-friendly toilets

SAMREEN Ijaz, studying in Class 8, joined the Noor Kubra Elementary School for girls in Muzaffargarh two years ago and what a relief it has been for her. “I don’t have to miss a single day of school because of my...

Zofeen Ebrahim

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Climate Change Envirnoment Human Right to WASH Hygiene Sanitation Water

Clean water, decent toilets and hygiene can bring trillions of dollars to developing countries

Developing country economies would be boosted by trillions of dollars over the next two decades if clean water, toilets and hygiene were brought to everyone

Imrana Komal

July 12, 2021

Climate Change Envirnoment Groundwater Human Right to WASH Hygiene Sanitation SDGs Water

Parliamentarians pledge to work for groundwater extraction management

Islamabad : Parliamentarians from National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh have pledged to work together to improve legislative framework governing ground water extraction in Pakistan and...

Mayra Imran

July 8, 2021