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Agriculture in crisis as policy failures and climate shocks batter Pakista
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Contributing nearly a quarter of the country's GDP and employing over a third of the population, agriculture's decline has raised fresh alarms about food security and rural livelihoods, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Economists warn Pakistan's poverty decline has stalled amid political turm
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's long-standing progress in reducing poverty has come to a halt, economists cautioned at the Fifth Annual International Conference of the School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS) at IBA.
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Punjab floods: Centre renews push for crop insurance, asks state to join P
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Sources in the ministry told ANI that Punjab's non-participation in the scheme has left farmers dependent only on state-funded relief, which is limited in scope and unable to cover widespread losses caused by natural calamities.
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India sends 10-tonne humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Somalia
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
India has dispatched a consignment of 10 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia in a significant gesture of international solidarity towards the African nation, which had been grappling with an escalating crisis amid internal conflict, climate shocks and economic hards
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Tackling water scarcity requires speed, scale, determination, FAO says
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The world needs to act with speed, scale and determination to tackle the growing threat of water scarcity and climate shocks, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today told the 5th Baghdad International Water Conference.
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Israel launches USD 1.4B national food security strategy for 2050 amid gro
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Faced with mounting threats to its food supply, Israel unveiled its National Food Security Plan 2050 on Monday, laying out a sweeping strategy to prepare the country for climate shocks, labor shortages, and increased dependence on food imports.
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World Bank approves USD 300M program to boost urban water and sewerage sys
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the World Bank, the newly approved USD 300 million Tamil Nadu Climate Resilient Urban Development Program is set to enhance access to quality water and sewerage services, promoting climate-resilient cities in the face of escalating climate shocks such as floods and droughts.
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"Afghans stand on precipice:" UN calls for urgent action against climate c
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
"The Afghan people stand on the precipice of devastating climate projections. As COP27 opens today, the UN in Afghanistan calls for urgent collective action to halt the destructive impact of the altering climate in the country that is one of the least prepared against climate shocks but is r
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