Pakistan confronts climate change

Updated: Mon, 13 Feb 2017

Green, green hills: Pakistan's incoming government pledges to plant billions of trees

Experts say Pakistan is facing enormous environmental challenges

Water pressures rise in Pakistan with drought, population growth
Water available per person is set to reach a tenth - or less - of what it once was, experts say By Rina Saeed Khan | Thu, 14 Jun 2018
Pakistan project wins prize for disaster-proofing villages
Combining satellite images and mapping tools with local knowledge and community participation have made settlements safer By Rina Chandran | Thu, 3 Dec 2020
Electric vehicle push struggles to accelerate in Pakistan
Imran Khan's government is pushing for greener transport, to curb air pollution and climate change, but traditional automakers fear being left behind By Imran Mukhtar | Wed, 11 Mar 2020
As climate risks grow, Pakistani Kashmir boosts emergency plans
With radios and better data, 'we will be able to respond to any disaster in the state more quickly and efficiently' By Roshan Din Shad | Wed, 16 May 2018
In sniffling Islamabad, allergies soar as spring brings less rain
Hospitals rush to respond to a surge in patients needing help By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Mon, 9 Apr 2018
Pakistan pins big hopes on small dams to help farmers beat drought
A project, led by Sindh's provincial government, is helping farmers in drought-hit areas harvest rainwater using small dams, enabling them to earn more from their land By Imran Mukhtar | Mon, 25 Jan 2021
After an August drenching, Karachi confronts rising flood risk
A new plan aims to take a hard look at two big problems: Uncollected trash clogging sewers and construction on drainage systems By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Wed, 18 Oct 2017
Shifting weather in Pakistan forces changes in school holidays
As climate change brings more weather extremes and unpredictable weather, Pakistan's schools are adapting By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Mon, 13 Feb 2017
Poor farmers face uphill battle with Pakistan’s climate extremes
Many farmers are adopting drip irrigation and laser levelling to conserve water, but costs for these technologies are out of reach for poor farmers By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Tue, 28 Mar 2017
Pakistan cricket hero aims to turn green tide to political tsunami
Can tree planting and clean energy advances in Imran Khan's home province lay a road for him to national power? By Rina Saeed Khan | Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Pakistan passes climate act, reviving hope - and scepticism
Measure aims to ramp up action on climate change - but previous laws have produced little in the way of results By Rina Saeed Khan | Fri, 24 Mar 2017
Is Pakistan's solar power poised to take off amid energy crisis?
High quality solar maps - essential to securing financing for major solar projects - show Pakistan is one of the world's best countries for producing solar energy By Rina Saeed Khan | Mon, 8 May 2017
In coal-focused Pakistan, a wind power breeze is blowing
But Chinese funding is still pushing a huge expansion in coal use, with wind and solar a secondary focus By Rina Saeed Khan | Mon, 17 Jul 2017
Poo-powered pumps help Pakistan farmers grow richer, greener
Pumping irrigation water using biogas rather than diesel is bringing economic and health gains in Punjab By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Mon, 16 May 2016
Solar scale-up in Pakistan hits roadblock after payments slashed
Demand for clean energy is growing but a cut in the tariff paid for solar power has snarled one big project By Aamir Saeed | Mon, 19 Sep 2016
Can imams drive action on climate change in Pakistan?
Religious leaders could have "unprecedented influence" in persuading people to act, a gathering of experts says By Saleem Shaikh | Thu, 31 Mar 2016
Pakistan expands glacier monitoring in effort to cut disaster risk
With glaciers melting faster in the face of climate change, flood risk is rising and early warnings will be key By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Tue, 23 Aug 2016
Early warning helps Pakistan's farmers prepare for drought season
Told rains won't come, some wheat farmers have switched crops - and are on track to avoid losses By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Fri, 2 Dec 2016
Without climate cash, Pakistan’s emissions are set to soar
“It is practically saying that if we don’t get around $1 billion a year we will not be able to do anything” By Rina Saeed Khan | Wed, 16 Nov 2016
Dry winter leaves Pakistan's farmers looking for work in town
"Had I stayed behind in my village, my family would have been starving," says one migrant By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Fri, 18 Mar 2016
Pakistan cuts forest loss, disaster risk with river power
"Now no one chops down trees to harvest fuelwood" - and women's lives are easier too, villagers say By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Mon, 14 Mar 2016
In home-grown innovation, Pakistani village rises above flood woes
Fed up with homes being repeatedly inundated, a remote village has come up with a creative way to cut risks By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Farmer sues Pakistan government, demands action on climate change
Says he wants no compensation, just Pakistan's own climate change policies to be implemented; judge orders action By Anam Gill | Fri, 13 Nov 2015
As crop shrivels, Pakistan cotton industry faces $4 bln bill
Drought linked to climate change is drying up Pakistan's cotton textile industry and costing the country billions By Aamir Saeed | Thu, 12 May 2016

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