Noticias sobre Pakistan
ADB and UNICEF partner to strengthen climate resilient water and sanitation services in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) to collaborate on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and solid waste management interventions under an ADB-funded project in the cities of Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur in Punjab province of Pakistan.
Global student innovation challenge calls on next-generation leaders to tackle water security
High school and university students worldwide invited to expand water access and community resilience.
Initiative to restore 30% of Pakistan’s Indus basin by 2030, 1 of 7 UN world restoration flagships
Efforts by local communities and civil society groups to protect and restore Pakistan’s Indus Basin, which has been rapidly degrading, are gaining momentum through the Government of Pakistan’s Living Indus initiative.
IWMI appoints Simi Kamal as new Board Chair
The Board of Governors of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Simi Kamal as incoming Chair of the Board, effective 1 January 2024.
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
The short-term rain forecast system is broken. Can AI do a better job of predicting deadly floods?
The floods that killed 20 people in Waverly, Tennessee, and the surrounding area came with little warning.
Research unveils devastating fluctuations: droughts to floods impacting millions
New research reveals millions of people around the world living in poverty have been experiencing a ‘climate hazard flip’ since the turn of the century.
We will experience climate change through our interactions with water
Water is fundamental to ensuring all life thrives.
“At Nalco Water, we help our customers to minimize water and maximize operational performance”
Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, is a world-renowned industry leader in providing comprehensive water and process management solutions.
Researchers offer new method to analyze implications of large-scale flood adaptation
During the summer of 2022, the Indus River in Pakistan overflowed its banks and swept through the homes of between 30-40 million people.
WMO calls for better monitoring of increasingly erratic water cycle
The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activities, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, which provides an extensive assessment of global water resources.
Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans
If global temperatures increase by 1 degree Celsius (C) or more than current levels, each year billions of people will be exposed to heat and humidity so extreme they will be…
FAO broadens scope of innovative water monitoring tool to include the whole world
Open-access WaPOR system uses geospatial data to track actual crop water consumption down to the field level.
One year on from catastrophic floods, millions of children in Pakistan still need urgent support
One year after historic floods devastated Pakistan and a national state of emergency was declared, millions of children continue to need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services, UNICEF warned today.
“Halfway into the SDG period we are failing the most vulnerable in terms of water security”
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) recently published the world's first-ever "Global Water Security Assessment", highlighting significant development challenges.
Droughts, floods and heat contribute to conflict risk in Africa, the Middle East and Asia
With the planet’s average daily temperature soaring to levels unseen in modern record-keeping, persistent droughts and severe flooding, several countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia are at risk of emerging of ongoing conflict related to water, according to a new quarterly update that analyses findings from a global early warning tool.
Two years after Taliban takeover, Afghanistan’s water crisis is a regional security threat
Two years after the Taliban’s resurgence to power, Afghanistan’s persistent water crisis continues to worsen.
IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Water management takes centre stage at 43rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The increased pressure on water resources and water stress can deepen already severely unequal access to water.
Pioneering companies win prestigious Lighthouse Award
Collaboration was the key to success for the seven winners of the 2023 Lighthouse Awards, which were presented during BlueTech Forum in Edinburgh, Scotland.