Tag: Climate Change
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Gujrat’s Urban Flooding: A Crisis Beyond One Administrator
This article is written by Mian Haroon Masood, a political figure based in Gujrat, Pakistan. We often tend to evaluate a Deputy Commissioner primarily through the lens of cleanliness and civic management. While these are certainly important aspects of administration, they are by no means the only factors that define an effective administrator. An administrator’s role…
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Zardari calls for Stronger Pakistan-UN Partnership
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: President Zardari called for stronger Pakistan-UN cooperation on development, climate change, education and social protection. He appreciated UN support for polio eradication, maternal and child health, nutrition and disaster response. Mohamed Yahya briefed the president on his upcoming appointment as a UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. ISLAMABAD (Radio Pakistan) — August 13,…
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How Severe Weather Is Driving Displacement Across Pakistan
By Aqsa Younas Rana Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern for Pakistan. it is a humanitarian emergency that is reshaping lives and communities across the country. Severe weather events, including catastrophic flash floods, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), prolonged heatwaves and intense monsoon rainfall, are forcing thousands of families to abandon their…
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UN Warns Ocean Stress Accelerating as Sea Levels Rise Faster
Key Developments: The United Nations says oceans are facing “severe and accelerating” pressure from climate change, pollution and overexploitation. The rate of global sea-level rise has more than doubled over the past decade, reaching 4.3 millimetres annually in 2023. Scientists warn that rising ocean temperatures, plastic pollution and biodiversity loss are increasing risks for marine…
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Iran–United States War and Climate Change: A Growing Environmental Threat for Pakistan and Its Protective Strategy
Written by Sadia Maqsood. The world is currently going through an era where wars are no longer limited to border disputes; their impacts have extended to the environment, climate, and every aspect of human life. The ongoing war between Iran and the United States has created political and economic instability in the Middle East, and…
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The Climate Change Conundrum – Worsening Floods Devastate Pakistan
As climate change continues to unravel its catastrophic effects, third world country like Pakistan suffers from worsening floods causing displacements, deaths, and doom. The recent accounts of flood-based devastation include the rescue teams and family searching for the body of one-year-old Zara. Swept away by the floods, her parents and siblings were found much earlier.…
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UK Pledges £1.33 Million Aid for Pakistan’s Monsoon Relief Efforts
Islamabad – August 21, 2025: The United Kingdom has pledged £1.33 million (PKR 597 million approx.) to bolster Pakistan’s response to the destruction caused by this year’s monsoon rains and floods. According to the British High Commission, the assistance will benefit more than 223,000 people living in flood-hit areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The package…
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Climate Action Can’t Be Stopped — And ‘Climate Realism’ Is a Dangerous Myth
By Nasir Ismail | International Affairs Columnist Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the world is at a crossroads. While political winds have shifted—sometimes violently—the momentum toward clean energy hasn’t just continued; it has accelerated. Al Gore’s recent TED Countdown Summit talk laid out a stark reality: despite the fossil fuel industry’s push for so-called…
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Four killed as South Korean Capital blanketed by Heavy Snowfall
SEOUL: South Korean capital, Seoul, hit by some of the heaviest snowfall in a century threatening lives and public infrastructure. On Thursday, Seoul recorded the second day of heaviest snowfall in a century resulting in cancellation of flights and ferry operations across the city including a loss of four lives, as reported by The Guardian. …
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Smog Reduction in Lahore
This opinion has been shared by Madiha Saail Khan. I am not a climate expert. I am a mother. I love my family. I love the children of this country. And I love this country beyond my own liking. So I’ve just shared whatever I know and I know it seems long and daunting but…