Noticias sobre Pakistan
The largest assessment of global groundwater wells finds many are at risk of drying up
“Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.”
ADB approves $300 million loan for hydropower plant to boost clean energy in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a 300-megawatt hydropower plant that will increase the share of clean energy in Pakistan and improve the country’s energy security.
One in five children globally does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs
UNICEF launches new initiative, Water Security for All, to mobilize global support and resources to reach children in water vulnerable hotspots.
Global investment in mangrove regeneration could return $11.8 billion by 2040, says new report
New report from Earth Security, environmental finance specialists, shows mangrove forests are an underappreciated carbon asset that could unlock 380 million tCO2 of sequestration by 2040.
Class determines vulnerability to catastrophic glacial flooding in Northwest Pakistan
A recent study examines the link between power structures and vulnerability to flash floods in Reshun.
The role of litigation in addressing the climate crisis increases with more court cases
Climate litigation cases have spiked in recent years, making the courtroom increasingly relevant to efforts to address climate change around the world.
Nuclear war could trigger big El Niño and decrease seafood
Unprecedented warming in equatorial Pacific Ocean could last up to seven years.
Water management strategies and climate change in the Indus Civilisation
The archaeology of the Indus civilisation is situated in a landscape that has transformed over the many centuries since 1900 BCE.
ADB to help prevent and control COVID-19 by strengthening WASH+H approach in projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2 million technical assistance (TA) grant to help select developing members prevent and control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by expanding and integrating water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH+H) approaches into ADB's projects.
2020 on track to be one of three warmest years on record
Climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, which is on track to be one of the three warmest years on record.
Future Brahmaputra River flooding as climate warms may be underestimated
Ancient tree rings open window onto a previously invisible history.
Moro Hub launches IBM power systems as cloud Service for the first time in Dubai
Customers to benefit from improved performance and high data processing through new cloud service.
C. de Albuquerque: “Universal access is more about a systems approach than infrastructure alone”
Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) is a multi-stakeholder platform of governments and their partners: civil society, private sector, UN agencies, research and learning institutions, and the philanthropic community, who share the belief that collaborative decision making, led by governments, leads to more effective solutions.
Grantees from South Asia awarded funds to develop innovations enhancing solar irrigation
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have awarded five organisations with funds to develop innovations for solar irrigation.
Researchers highlight new areas at risk of drinking water arsenic exposure in India
Arsenic in drinking water obtained from wells is causing massive adverse health outcomes, including premature deaths, from cancers and cardiovascular disease, in many parts of the world and particularly in the Indian subcontinent.
With water scarce, Pakistan helps farmers grow more with less
By Imran Mukhtar. Government-subsidised drip irrigation systems are helping farmers in dry areas get a crop despite erratic rainfall linked to climate change.
Mark Smith (IWMI): “The attention water receives in global discourse on climate change is limited”
Based in Sri Lanka’s capital, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit research organization working on developing innovative, scientifically tested water management solutions for sustainable development.
IFC: “The concept of a circular economy has come into mainstream thinking in the water sector”
As a member of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) encourages private-sector development across less developed countries. Since 1956, IFC has leveraged $2.6 billion in capital to deliver more than $285 billion in financing for businesses in developing nations.
Water borrowing: An invisible, global coping strategy for household water issues
Nearly two billion people worldwide lack access to a safe, managed water supply.
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change
The international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) published a new report.