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Disaster Management
Climate change
Floods Batter Pakistan; Over 50 Dead
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority is planning for the distribution of relief, but the logistics of reaching relief is a challenge as many roads...
Climate change
Debt Swaps Could Release $100 Billion for Climate Action
If a country and its creditors agree to a swap, a portion of that nation’s debt can be written off in exchange for achieving...
Climate change
Health Minister Reviews Preparedness for Management of Heat Related Illnesses
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya emphasised the importance of creating a central database with inputs from states to share field level data on heatwaves, including on...
Asia Pacific
Water Governance Vital to Future of One Billion People in South Asia
The future of one billion people in South Asia hinges on a water pact as climate change compounds pressures on water resources and brings...
Disaster Management
Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address discrepancy in electrical load capacity...
Bangladesh
Early Signs of Heat Waves in South Asia
In Bangladesh, the country’s meteorological department said on Sunday that a mild heat wave is sweeping Chattogram, Rangamati and Cox’s Bazar districts and it...
Agriculture policy
FAO report: Heatwaves and Floods Affect Rural Women and Men Differently, Widen Income Gap
A new study shows how the effects of climate change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age. It...
Asia Pacific
Unpacking 2023, the Warmest Year on Record
The 1.5-degree warming has led to widespread heatwaves, droughts, floods, stronger cyclones and a plethora of slow-onset disasters including glacier melting, coral breaching, land...
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Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
The Iranian/Pakistani gas pipeline likely to top agenda for the visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan. The...
A Global Village for a Global Plastics Instrument
The apparent convenience that this throw-away society brings has wrought environmental catastrophe on our ecosystems. It floods our drains....
Honeywell India Boosts Innovation by Funding Deep Science Startups Through Partnership with IISc
In last four years of its partnership, Honeywell has supported over 40 start-ups and the group plans to on-board...
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Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
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