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Climate Change

EPA Conducts Quarterly Compliance Monitoring of Wastewater Plants in Housing Societies and Development Projects
16Dec By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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EPA Conducts Quarterly Compliance Monitoring of Wastewater Plants in Housing Societies and Development Projects

16 December 2024, Islamabad ( Kamran Raja) : Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has conducted its routine quarterly monitoring of wastewater treatment plants in various housing societies and under-construction projects, including Gulberg, I-12 PHA, and Officers Residencia PHA, to ensure compliance with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations. The primary objective of these visits was to assess the water quality of the final discharge/effluent from these facilities. Wastewater often contains health-hazardous dissolved metals such as arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, which pose significant risks to public health and the environment. Effluent samples were collected and analyzed in Pak-EPA’s CLEAN Lab using advanced Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) for heavy metal...
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World-leading climate initiatives to be developed through £108m UK programme in Pakistan
21Nov By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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World-leading climate initiatives to be developed through £108m UK programme in Pakistan

21 November 2024,Islamabad: Minister for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Hamish Falconer, announced a new £108 million climate finance programme. This funding will encourage new climate technologies and private sector investment, benefitting both the planet and Pakistani businesses. Recognising the global threat posed by climate change, this first-of-its-kind programme will be delivered in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). As the largest single country blended finance facility, it will invest in local businesses to help them develop the technologies and meet the significant investments needed to adapt to the threats Pakistan faces from climate change. The UK and IFC will then reinvest any profits from projects back into the facility, financing e...
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PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam urges nations to prioritise investment in greening education to boost climate action
18Nov By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam urges nations to prioritise investment in greening education to boost climate action

Islamabad / Baku ,November 18, 2024: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam has emphasised that transforming educational systems to empower students and inspire communities to take meaningful actions for a greener and more sustainable world is crucial for building climate-resilient societies. "Education is the cornerstone of sustainable development and climate action for resilient and environmentally-sustainable society," said the PM’s climate aide while addressing as a keynote speaker here on Monday at a high-level event ‘Acting on Commitments – Ministerial Discussion on Green Education and Planning for the Future’, organsied by Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in collaboration with Cambridge University on the s...
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UNICEF joins hands with Pakistan to protect children from climate risks
16Nov By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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UNICEF joins hands with Pakistan to protect children from climate risks

16 Nov 2024,Baku: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Saturday made a significant commitment on behalf of Pakistani government to join hands with provincial governments to safeguarding its children from the devastating impacts of climate change. Recognizing the vulnerability of the youngest and most marginalized populations to climate-induced disasters, today we have has pledged to prioritise child-centric climate adaptation and resilience measures in its national strategies the PM’s climate aide made these remarks after a crucial MoU signing ceremony between Ministry of Climate Change & Environmental Coordination and UNICEF held at Pakistan Pavilion on the sidelines of the COP29 global climate conference. The top key representatives of govern...
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پاکستان اور آذربائیجان کا موسمیاتی کارروائی کے لیے مشترکہ کوششوں کی اہمیت پر زور
6Nov By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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پاکستان اور آذربائیجان کا موسمیاتی کارروائی کے لیے مشترکہ کوششوں کی اہمیت پر زور

اسلام آباد, 06.11.2024: وزیر اعظم کی کوآرڈینیٹر برائے موسمیاتی تبدیلی رومینہ خورشید عالم سے پاکستان میں آذربائیجان کے سفیر خضر فرہادوف نے بدھ کو ان کے دفتر میں ملاقات کی۔ اجلاس میں آنے والے COP29 سربراہی اجلاس کی تیاریوں پر توجہ مرکوز کی گئی اور موثر موسمیاتی کارروائی کے لیے مشترکہ کوششوں کی اہمیت پر زور دیا۔ ملاقات کے دوران، محتر مہ خورشید عالم نے COP29 کی تیاری میں پاکستان کی جاری کوششوں کا خاکہ پیش کیا انہوں نے آب و ہوا کے مسائل پر بین الاقوامی اتفاق رائے پیدا کرنے اور ملک کے موسمیاتی ایکشن پلان کو بڑھانے کی اہمیت کو اجاگر کیا۔ انہوں نے زور دے کر کہا کہ COP29 میں پاکستان کی شرکت کا مقصد اس کے قومی مفادات کی نمائندگی کو یقینی بنانا اور عالمی موسمیاتی گفتگو میں اس کی پوزیشن کو مضبوط بنانا ہو گا۔ وزیر اعظم کی کوآرڈینیٹر برائے موسمیاتی تبدیلی رومینہ خورشید عالم نے کہا کہ ''COP29 کے لیے ...
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Pak-EPA directed to take coping measures for improving capital’s air quality
30Oct By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Pak-EPA directed to take coping measures for improving capital’s air quality

Islamabad, October 30, 2024: Taking serious notice of the rapidly worsening air quality in recent days in the capital city and its surrounding areas, Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam has directed the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency to take necessary measures to cope with the issue in coordination with relevant official stakeholders including Islamabad Capital Territory Administration and Capital Development Authority, according to a press statement issued here on Wednesday by the climate change & environmental coordination ministry. The deteriorating air quality of Islamabad from the onset of mid-October has particularly started worsened further, leaving the city’s ambiance murky with increasing pollution, dust and vehicular emissions ra...
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Pakistan to push for more climate finance flows at upcoming global climate talks in Baku
28Oct By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Pakistan to push for more climate finance flows at upcoming global climate talks in Baku

ISLAMABAD, October 28, 2024 Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam said Pakistan along with other vulnerable countries would strongly push rich polluting countries to honour their climate finance to help developing nations cope with exacerbating climate impacts and transition to low-carbon future through adaptation and mitigation strategies. We are hammering out strong country position to pursue during the upcoming two-week long UN-led global climate talks (COP29), which would focus on several key issues, reflecting our priorities and challenges related to climate change, namely climate finance, adaptation and resilience, loss and damage and mitigation efforts,” She said while delivering a keynote address at the day-long event ‘Pre-COP29 dialogue: Road fro...
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PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam proposes regional Climate Action Data Bank for evidence-based climate response
27Oct By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam proposes regional Climate Action Data Bank for evidence-based climate response

Islamabad, October 27, 2024: Prime Minister's Coordinator on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam has reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to boost regional collaboration among the Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group, representing 70 countries from the most climate-vulnerable regions and pledged her all-out support to set up V20 Climate Action Data Bank she proposed during a recent high-level meeting with representatives of the V20 member countries. Establishing the proposed data bank would be indeed a groundbreaking initiative to consolidate data on climate risks, economic losses and financial resilience-building needs of the V20 group member countries,” the PM’s climate aide said in a press statement. She offered her country’s willingness to play lead role in moblising V20 group member countrie...
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PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam highlights visual arts’ role in wildlife protection
25Oct By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam highlights visual arts’ role in wildlife protection

Islamabad, October 25, 2024: Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam on Friday said that while the climate change impacts grow more frequent and intense, innovative approaches such as painting and visual arts can play a vital role to sensitise policymakers and public about various threats being faced by the wildlife species and their habitats and invoke response. “In the face of escalating threats to wildlife and their habitats, the role of painting and visual art has never been seen more crucial as in today’s times of global warming. Artists can effectively use their talents to illuminate the pressing issues surrounding wildlife vulnerability, inspiring action and fostering a deeper connection between communities and the natural world,” the PM’s climate ai...
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