Tag: resources
Climate Change Impacts on Soil Resources
May 18th, 2018 | Waqar Ahmed Pahore | No Comments
Basically, climate change is a long term shift or modification in temperature, precipitation patterns, relative humidity and changes in hydro-logical phenomena. Climate change is a fundamental threat to sustainable development, with devastating impacts on agriculture, water resources, ecosystems, and human health. The evidence is clear that climate change is already hurting the poor particularly in […]…Read More
Climate Change and Forests Resources of Pakistan
February 26th, 2018 | No Comments
There is increasing evidence that Earth’s climate is changing and human interfere in nature is the most likely cause. Earth systems are integrated to climate so, any change in climate could disrupt the whole system. Many regions of the World are being threatening by the harsh impacts of climate change. Its horrible consequences are appearing […]…Read More
Water resources have decreased to 57,000 MAF
December 14th, 2017 | No Comments
The disclosures made before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that water resources have decreased to 57,000 Million Acre Feet (MAF) in correlation with a year ago while the nation has ability of water supply just 10 percent. The Public Accounts Committee held its meeting with the seat of its Chairman Syed Khursheed Shah in which […]…Read More
Pakistan current energy mix and alternative energy resources
November 28th, 2017 | Sanaullah Ahmad | 2 Comments
Self-sufficiency in energy is the assurance to excel any country economy. According to latest research, oil and gas reserves will be exhausted into the second half of this century. For that reason, to attain self-sufficiency, alternative energy resources are being explored around the globe. There are about 929 billion tons of coal reserves whose 40% […]…Read More
Pakistan current energy mix and alternative energy resources
November 6th, 2017 | Sanaullah Ahmad | No Comments
Self-sufficiency in energy is the assurance to excel any country economy. According to latest research, oil and gas reserves will be exhausted into the second half of this century. For that reason, to attain self-sufficiency, alternative energy resources are being explored around the globe. There are about 929 billion tons of coal reserves whose 40% […]…Read More
PMD conducted a workshop on water resources
October 4th, 2017 | No Comments
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has organized a workshop on the ‘Interaction of westerly and summer monsoon in upper Indus basin and its effect on water resources,’ and ‘projection and attribution of streamflow composition in mountain rivers in China and Pakistan’. Ahmad Kamal, Chairman Federal Flood Commission graced the occasion as chief guest. Prof. Dr. M. […]…Read More
Alternate energy resources can help ailing forestry
August 18th, 2017 | No Comments
World Bank funded $3.8 million to protect forests and controlling their shrinkage under the REDD+ programme to Pakistan. “As long as forests remain to sliced down we cannot protect ourselves from reckoning impacts of global warming based on climate change. Climate shield against consequences of the climate change can be enhanced by increasing forest, ” […]…Read More
Serious concerns on exhausting marine resources
July 24th, 2017 | No Comments
During the review meeting of deep sea fishing problems, Sindh Environment Secretary Baqaullah Unar has expressed his profound concern for fast reducing marine resources. We have all the relevant laws in system need is the imposition of a letter and spirit,” Unar observed. The secretary underscored the need for improved coordination among all concerned departments. […]…Read More
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Environmental protection demands renewable energy resources
July 5th, 2017 | No Comments
Pakistan Engineering Congress (PEC) to mark World Environment Protection Day has organized a seminar in which the speakers said that Industrial revolution, deforestation, use of oils, coal and natural gas have a serious influence on global warming. The speakers warned that people in Pakistan should worry more about catastrophic climate change than terrorism. Chaudhry Ghulam […]…Read More
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Use of non-renewable energy resources highlighted
June 12th, 2017 | No Comments
The speakers at a seminar organized by Pakistan Engineering Congress (PEC) to mark World Environment Protection Day said that Industrial revolution, intensive farming, land clearing and use of non-renewable resources such as natural gas, oil, and coal have caused an abrupt rise in temperature globally. People feel less threat by the phenomenon of terrorism than […]…Read More
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