Rescue teams in southeastern Brazil continued searching for 39 missing people after heavy rains triggered deadly floods and landslides in the state of Minas Gerais. Officials confirmed that at least 30 people died in the cities of Juiz de Fora and Uba, while more than 200 residents have already been rescued. Moreover, firefighters deployed sniffer […]
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Climate disasters to shave 0.5% pts off growth this year, finmin at Riyadh forum
Pakistan’s finance minister said on Thursday increasingly severe floods are now routinely reducing the country’s economic growth, warning that this year’s climate disasters alone are expected to shave around half a percentage point off GDP as Islamabad presses global lenders to accelerate climate financing. Speaking at the Global Development Finance Conference – Momentum 2025 in […]
Pakistan still using Euro-II emission standards
ISLAMABAD / GILGIT: A parliamentary committee on Wednesday expressed serious concern over Pakistan’s outdated Euro-II vehicle emission standards, terming them a glaring example of the country’s environmental oversight failures. During a meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, lawmakers were told that Pakistan’s National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) still […]
Pakistan ranks 5th most vulnerable to climate disasters
The World Bank has ranked Pakistan as the fifth most vulnerable country to climate-related disasters. These include floods, earthquakes, landslides, and water shortages. The report highlights the urgent need for resilient infrastructure and better investment strategies. It focuses especially on improving rural access to schools, health centers, and markets. Currently, Pakistan’s road maintenance budgets depend […]
ADB reports $2 billion annual losses for Pakistan due to climate disasters
Pakistan suffers over $2 billion in annual losses due to climate-related disasters, worsening its already high poverty levels. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlighted the severe impact on vulnerable groups, especially women. In its Annual Report 2024, the ADB noted how climate events exacerbate challenges for the country’s poor and underserved communities. These losses […]
After year of climate disasters, world off-track to curb warming
PARIS: Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts and record heatwaves this year have shown that climate change warnings are increasingly becoming reality and this is “just the beginning”, experts say, as international efforts to cut planet-heating emissions founder. The year did see some significant progress, with major new legislation, particularly in the United States and Europe as […]