World Bank Rates Fully Disbursed Sindh Resilience Project At $292.24 M
Eight more small dams are scheduled to be finished by July 2023, bringing the total number of small dams built
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Pakistan’s Climate Vulnerabilities: Rising Temperatures, Melting Glaciers
Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have increased Pakistan’s vulnerability to natural disasters like heatwaves, droughts, floods, and glacier melting.
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SC’s Ruling On Wetlands Protection: A Setback For Environment
The court’s majority argued that the Clean Water Act only applies to wetlands that have a “significant nexus” to traditional
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Sea Turtle Breeding Grounds May Flooded As Result Of Sea Level Rise
The study suggests that leatherback turtle nests may be particularly vulnerable to flooding, which could lead to the loss of
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Climate Change Effects On Sindh Province
Warming has occurred at a country scale across most of South Asia over the 20thcentury and into the 21st, and
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Floods Damage, Economic Losses And Adaptation In Pakistan Agriculture
The 2022 Pakistan floods triggered unprecedented damage to livestock, agriculture crops, and infrastructure. Climate change and natural disasters pose a
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Climate Change Disasters Forcibly Displacing Africans: ISS Report
In sub-Saharan Africa, 44 million people are displaced, up from 38.3 million at the end of 2021, according to UNHCR
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Pakistan’s Wind Power Projects To Supply Electricity To National Grid
All 36 WPPs will become operational, according to Chairman of the Pakistan Wind Energy Association, though it is unlikely that
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Powerful Tropical Cyclone Freddy May Threaten Eastern Africa
Tropical Cyclone Freddy formed off the southern coast of Indonesia in early February and grew into a major storm with
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Risks Of Extreme Weather Events To Rise As World Climate Warms
Jia Xiaolong noted that Chinese government has been building up its capacity for disaster mitigation, emergency management, & disaster prevention.
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UN Calls For Urgent Action To Restore Wetland Ecosystems
Wetlands play a crucial role in both achieving sustainable development and in the fight against climate change. The United Nations
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Encroachments Along Korang Nullah May Pose Risk Of Urban Flooding
CDA Spokesperson Asif Shah said the CDA’s anti-encroachment drive was underway for the past two months that helped retrieve hundreds
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Climate Change May Increase Pakistan Rainfall Intensity by 50pc
Pakistan played a leading role in creation of a “loss and damage finance facility” at COP27–a fund paid by large
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Flooding in Nigeria kills 500, displaces 1.4 million, government says
Nigeria Flooding, Widespread flooding caused by extreme rainfall and the release of excess water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon
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Alert Apps And ‘sponge’ Road Surfaces To Curb Flooding
Flood alert apps and “sponge” road surfaces are among the technologies that will be used in England as part of
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Flooding In Niger Kills Dozens, Displaces Thousands
Days of heavy rain in Niger’s western region caused the Niger River to overflow, practically shutting down the capital, Niamey.
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Heavy rainfall may further aggravate existing urban flooding in Sindh
The Pakistan Metrological Department has warned that another monsoon rain bearing system is likely to enter Sindh on Saturday, and
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