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Climate Change

Islamabad’s green initiatives model for other cities: PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid
1Sep By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Islamabad’s green initiatives model for other cities: PM’s climate aide Romina Khurshid

Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC & EC), Romina Khurshid Alam has lauded the initiatives launched by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration for transiting to renewable energy and vulnerability of the capital city to climate change impacts. In a statement on Sunday, PM' Coordinator said MoCC & EC had proposed to ICT administration a unique AI based solution to improve air quality of the city to make it model environmentally-sustainable and climate-smart city of the world. Currently, the air quality of Islamabad is higher than interim WHO permissible limits, and the problem is getting worse because various reasons including increasing levels of emissions from gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles", she highlighted....
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وزیراعظم کی معاون رومینہ خورشید عالم نے کہا کہ اسلام آباد کیپٹل ٹیریٹری کو موسمیاتی تبدیلیوں سے بچانے کے لیے ماحول دوست توانائی اپنانے کے اقدامات قابل تحسین ھیں
1Sep By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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وزیراعظم کی معاون رومینہ خورشید عالم نے کہا کہ اسلام آباد کیپٹل ٹیریٹری کو موسمیاتی تبدیلیوں سے بچانے کے لیے ماحول دوست توانائی اپنانے کے اقدامات قابل تحسین ھیں

وزیر اعظم کی معاون برائے موسمیاتی تبدیلی رومینہ خورشید عالم کا بڑا اقدام. وفاقی دارالحکومت اسلام آباد کو ماحول دوست بنانے کیلئے اقدامات. اسلام آباد کی ہوا کا معیار بہتر بنانے کےلئیےمصنوعی ذہانت پر مبنی حل تجویز. ہوا کامعیار بہتر بنانے سےصحت کو درپیش خطرات کم ہونگے. اسلام آباد میں الیکٹرک بس سروس کا آغازماحولیاتی تحفظات کو دور کرنے کی جانب اہم قدم ہے۔  موسمیاتی تبدیلی کے اثرات سے نمٹنے کے لئے اربن فوریسٹ لگائیں گے. دارالحکومت میں 4 سے5 ملین درخت لگائے جائیں گے. قابل تجدید توانائی، الیکٹرک گاڑیاں اور اربن فوریسٹ صحت مند معاشرے کامستقبل ہیں. ملک کے دیگر شہر بھی اسلام آباد کے موسمیاتی ایکشن ماڈل پر عمل کریں وزیر اعظم کی کوآرڈینیٹر برائے موسمیاتی تبدیلی اور ماحولیاتی رابطہ رومینہ خورشید عالم نے کہا ھے کہ پاکستان کے دوسرے شہروں کو چاہئے کہ وہ اسلام آباد کے موسمیاتی ایکشن ماڈل پر عمل کریں۔  ...
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Milan university students’ delegation meets PM’s Climate Aide Romina Khurshid Alam
29Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Milan university students’ delegation meets PM’s Climate Aide Romina Khurshid Alam

  A four-member delegation of students from Italy’s Milan University called on Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam to discuss the pressing issue of climate change and its impacts on Pakistan. During the meeting held here on Thursday in the climate change and environmental delegation ministry, the students’ delegation was also apprised of the various socio-economic impacts of climate change and the government’s policy measures for building the country’s climate resilience. On the occasion, the PM’s climate aide welcomed the students’ delegation and said, “As we all know, climate change is one of the most critical challenges facing our world today, and its effects are increasingly evident in Pakistan. Romina Khurshid Alam told the students that...
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PM’s Climate Aide calls for policies for protecting breastfeeding women’s from climate impacts
28Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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PM’s Climate Aide calls for policies for protecting breastfeeding women’s from climate impacts

Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordinator said that breastfeeding is a vital practice with profound health benefits for both infants and mothers. Because, it provides infants with essential nutrients, boosts their immune systems, and fosters an emotional bond between mother and child. “Breastfeeding supports healthy development, strengthens the mother-infant bond and yields positive economic and environmental impacts. However, promoting and supporting breastfeeding through education, policy and community support can lead to healthier individuals and a more sustainable future,” Ms Alam said while addressing as keynote speaker at a seminar ‘National Advocacy & Sensitisationwith Parliamentarians on the World Breastfeeding Awareness Week’ held her...
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Monsoon Rains Expected in Punjab, and Sindh from 26th to 29th Aug NDMA Issues Alert to Relevant Departments
24Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Monsoon Rains Expected in Punjab, and Sindh from 26th to 29th Aug NDMA Issues Alert to Relevant Departments

Public Crisis Tasks Center, National Emergency Operations Center(NEOC) of NDMA expected additional downpour and thundershower in Punjab and Sindh from 26th to 29th August 2024. A solid framework is dynamic over pieces of Sindh and may bring about weighty storm in brief span while in many pieces of the Punjab, including the Potohar locale, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Multan secluded rainfalls are supposed irregularly from 26 to 29th Aug. Heavy rains might produce Streak Flooding in nearby nullahs/streams and Slope deluges of D.G Khan Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan in Punjab territory while beach front flooding might happen along Sindh - Makran's coast and flood might h...
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Industry-scale first low-carbon energy storage initiative launched.
23Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Industry-scale first low-carbon energy storage initiative launched.

Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam has said that Energy storage as a service (ESaaS) at an industrial scale is an emerging model, where energy storage systems are offered to customers as a service rather than a traditional capital expenditure. Speaking as chief guest at the Launching and signing ceremony of the “Industry-First Energy Storage as a Service Project” held here at a local hotel on Friday, the PM’s climate aide said, “With the launching of the country’s first ever project, we are embark today on a journey that not only would help advance our nation's technological capabilities but also reaffirms our unwavering commitment to combat climate change.” “The groundbreaking initiative represents a pivotal step forward in the present government’s ...
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ملک میں صنعتی پیمانے پر توانائی ذخیرہ کرنے کی صلاحیتوں میں انقلاب لانے اور توانائی کی ضروریات کوپورا کرنے کے لیے ایک پائیدار حل اور اہم اقدام۔
23Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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ملک میں صنعتی پیمانے پر توانائی ذخیرہ کرنے کی صلاحیتوں میں انقلاب لانے اور توانائی کی ضروریات کوپورا کرنے کے لیے ایک پائیدار حل اور اہم اقدام۔

وزیر اعظم کی کوآرڈینیٹر برائے موسمیاتی تبدیلی رومینہ خورشید عالم نے کہا ہے کہ صنعتی پیمانے پر انرجی سٹوریج بطور سروس ایک ابھرتا ہوا ماڈل ہے، جہاں انرجی سٹوریج سسٹم صارفین کو ایک سروس کے طور پر پیش کیا جاتا ہے۔ ایک مقامی ہوٹل میں منعقدہ ''انڈسٹری - فرسٹ انرجی سٹوریج بطور سروس پروجیکٹ'' کی افتتا حی ا ور دستخطی تقریب میں مہمان خصوصی کی حیثیت سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے، وزیر اعظم کی ماحولیاتی معاون نے کہا، ''ملک کے پہلے منصوبے کے ساتھ، ہم آج ایک ایسے سفر کا آغاز کر رہے ہیں جو نہ صرف ہمارے ملک کی تکنیکی صلاحیتوں کو فروغ دینے میں مدد دے گا بلکہ موسمیاتی تبدیلیوں سے نمٹنے کے لیے ہمارے غیر متزلزل عزم کا اعادہ بھی کرے گا۔ محترمہ عالم نے ریمارکس دیتے ہوئے کہا کہ ''یہ اہم اقدام موجودہ حکومت کے جدید توانائی کے حل کو مربوط کرنے اور ملک کے توانائی کے بنیادی ڈھانچے کو بہتر بنانے اور لوگوں کو اس کی فراہمی کے لیے ...
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Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq met with President of Republic of Belaurus: delineated Kashmir, Palestine, and Climate issues
21Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq met with President of Republic of Belaurus: delineated Kashmir, Palestine, and Climate issues

Speaker NA Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said severe Human Rights violation in Kashmir and Palestine warrant immediate attention of the civilized world. He also said that gross human rights violation in Kashmir and Palestine is the trial of the conscience of the modern world. He said that resolving Kashmir Issue as per resolutions of the United Nation Security Council is pivotal for regional peace & stability, and immediate ceasefire in Gaza is also essential for ending the Palestinian Genocide. Furthermore, he said that Pakistan is the least contributor to climate change but the most severely affected Nation due to devastating impact of climate change. He added, "The issue of global climate change requires global efforts." He expressed these views during his meeting with the President of ...
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