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Pakistan's leadership missing in action as climate emergencies escalate
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan is lacking in integrating its climate governance and social protection systems to survive the escalating pace of climate disasters, experts cautioned during the Fifth Annual International Conference, A New Global Order, Yet Again, organised by the IBA.
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Decades of fiscal mismanagement push Pakistan toward economic collapse
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's fragile economy faces deep-rooted structural challenges that threaten long-term stability, warned the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its Annual Report on the State of the Economy 2024-25. The report highlights how persistent fiscal deficits, dwindling domestic savings, weak produ
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Food aid only lifeline for millions in crisis-hit Afghanistan: WFP
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Over 23 million Afghans face acute hunger, with the World Food Programme calling food aid their only hope. Due to funding cuts, WFP warns of worsening starvation, especially in remote areas. Khaama Press reports urgent global support is needed to prevent a deeper humanitarian crisis.
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'Alarming' rise in climate disasters in Brazil: Study
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Brazil has seen a dramatic rise of climate disasters in recent years, compared to two previous decades, a new study says.
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Cooperating to safeguard water can power, sustain peace: UN chief
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Cooperating to safeguard water can power and sustain peace and water stewardship can strengthen multilateralism and ties between communities, and build resilience to climate disasters, according to the UN chief.
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Climate Disasters are inextricably interconnected: Experts during WSDS 202
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9: For a long time, climate change and biodiversity loss have been dealt with in siloes. The two are not only inextricably linked; it is impossible to find a solution for one without factoring in the other.
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Researchers argue that reducing inequality plays vital role in dealing wit
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers argue in a new analysis published in the journal Nature Climate Change that reducing inequality is critical in getting the world towards Net-Zero because inequality limits who can afford to adopt low-carbon habits.
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Climate disasters, traumatic events have long-term impact on youths' acade
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Experiencing stressful experiences such as natural disasters may have long-term effects on youth scholastic advancement and future food security, which researchers believe will deteriorate as the frequency of extreme weather events increases owing to climate change.
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Assam: Villagers appeal for precautionary measures as river erosion wreaks
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Inamul Hoque, a resident of the Baghmara Char area said that due to river erosion, a school building and many human settlements were completely destroyed in this area.
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Pakistan floods reminder that climate change will bring more disasters in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the United Nations' 2022 Year in Review report on Climate and Environment, in 2022, while some regions suffered from a lack of water, others were hit by severe floods.
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"This outcome moves us forward": COP27 climate summit closes with pact to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today with a breakthrough agreement to provide "loss and damage" funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters.
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Negotiators at COP27 reach tentative deal on loss and damage
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Signalling potential for major breakthrough at the climate summit, Negotiators at the UN's COP27 climate summit have reached a tentative agreement to establish a loss and damage fund for nations vulnerable to climate disasters.
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