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World Water Day: Rising water insecurities can propel conflicts in future, warn experts
Posted by Express Tribune: None Given on March 21st, 2014
Express Tribune: Experts have warned that rising water insecurities can propel conflicts in the future if not conserved properly and utilised frugally.
They also urged the need for proper conservation and management of water resources in the country.
They were speaking at a seminar titled “Water for Future: Perspectives from Pakistan” to mark the the World Water Day here on Friday, said a press release.
The event was organised the Oxfam, the Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO), the Sustainable...
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Pakistan: ‘Climate changes increasing workload on women’
Posted by Express Tribune: None Given on November 29th, 2013
Express Tribune: The impact of climate change is mostly discussed in terms of global warming, agriculture and health but on Thursday, a seminar organised by Shirkat Gah looked into how the women in Pakistan have been affected by the climatic change in Sindh’s coastal belt. “The lack of fresh water has severely affected the people, especially women,” said Sikandar Brohi of the Participatory Initiatives. “Give them fresh water and they’ll start walking on the path to development eventually.” Shirkat Gah, women’s...
Climate change: Pakistan, Italy join hands to identify adaptive measures
Posted by Express Tribune: None Given on March 15th, 2013
Express Tribune: Pakistan’s only dedicated climate change research centre is going to partner with Italian experts to identify climate change adaptation measures.
The Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), which recently became an autonomous body by act of parliament, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ev-K2-CNR, an Italian research organisation that has worked in Pakistan’s northern areas for many years.
The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry of Climate Change in Islamabad on Thursday....
Pakistan has yet to learn how to deal with natural calamities, say experts
Posted by Express Tribune: None Given on November 18th, 2012
Express Tribune: Though massive floods have swept through the country in three consecutive years, environmentalists feel that the government has not taken them as a cue to better prepare themselves for the next time disaster strikes.
At a seminar on climate change held on Saturday at the Karachi Press Club, experts said that the government has turned a blind eye to the fact that Pakistan is losing billions of dollars because of its changing ecology. The event had been jointly organised by the Pakistan Fisherfolk...
Pakistan: Climate change, corporate farming threat to small farmers
Posted by Express Tribune: None Given on June 30th, 2012
Express Tribune: Speakers at a seminar on Friday highlighted the impact of climate change on agriculture and measures for its revival, said a press release issued by Damaan, a non-government development organisation that had organised the seminar. They described climate change as a great threat to Pakistan and asked farmers to practice traditional knowledge and improve food security.
The event was held in collaboration with the Sustainable Agriculture Action Group (SAAG), ActionAid, and Sungi Development Foundation...