Environment
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Connection between human rights and climate change ‘must not be denied’
“Human-induced climate change is the largest, most pervasive threat to the natural environment and societies the world has ever experienced,…
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A quarter of the world’s population is still deprived of safe water
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of droughts and floods, affecting water security and disrupting supply. Rapid urbanization…
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UN relief chief appeals for concerted action to tackle deadly heatwave threat
The humanitarian system is not equipped, to handle crises of this scale on our own. To avoid a future of…
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As Himalayan Glaciers Melt, a Water Crisis Looms in South Asia
The melting could have far-reaching consequences for flood risk and for water security for a billion people who rely on…
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Rehabilitation Project of 90-Year Old Sukkur Barrage Launched
All the 66 gates of Sukkur Barrage will be replaced – WB Task Team Leader By Rehan Khan Khushik Sukkur…
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Deep scars to South Asia’s ecosystems are a legacy of Partition
Seventy-five years on, the main lesson of Partition in South Asia – that without cooperation across borders we tempt tragedy…
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China declares drought emergency amid scorching temperatures
China experiences the most intense heat wave since national weather records began in 1961, which has caused power crunches, forest…
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Dirty air ‘cuts South Asia life expectancy by 5 years’
A study report says that particulate air pollution takes 2.2 years off global average life expectancy comparable to that of…
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Urban Floods Again: What we have not learned?
Our quick-fix type town planners, architects and civil engineers give an impression that urban towers, residential plazas and commercial malls…
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SPEAKING FOR THE TREES
With economic development projects in Southeast Asia disproportionately impacting subsistence communities, conventional reporting has often failed to capture the individual…
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