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Jan132023 by editorNo Comments

Learning Climate Resilience from Bangladesh | Mazhar Iqbal Mazhar

Opinion

By Mazhar Iqbal Mazhar Pakistan should learn about climate resilience from Bangladesh. The disasters caused by floods in these two South Asian countries are dreadful and devastating. Though, there is a significant difference between the two nations regarding building resources to fight against such disasters. After decades of resilience education, Bangladesh has acquired specialized expertise and management skills for dealing with floods. Pakistan, which has not faced as much destruction from floods as its financial mismanagement, is now scrambling to deal with the devastating monsoon floods. The global donor community has noticed Pakistan's scrambling, at least to the extent of making generous pledges in Geneva.This is significant progress on the global climate action agenda. ...

Dec212022 by editorNo Comments

Mazhar Iqbal Mazhar

Writers

Mazhar Iqbal Mazhar is a London-based writer and author. In 2021, his first book, "Bahawalpur main ajnabi" (Urdu), was released. The book recounts the author's brief stay in Bahawalpur. This is a combination of a travelogue-style depiction of short trips to Bahawalpur's inner city and two short stories. This literary experiment could be described as a fiction interpolation into a travel story. Publications The Climate Voices from Azad Jammu and Kashmir Mazhar Iqbal Mazhar wrote The Climate Voices from Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The book is based on a series of panel discussions involving researchers, environmentalists, educators, social activists, journalists, and citizens from Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir ( aka Azad Kashmir). Hydropower to empower the poor Hy...

Sep162022 by editorNo Comments

Saving every drop of rain water | select better option | By Chaudhry Muhammad Latif

Opinion

Chaudhry Muhammad Latif TREE plantation is an annual ceremonial exercise launched by the forest department of the government. The cooperation in this respect is sought from the resourceful and disciplined institution of Army, NGOs, students and scouts. The present government went beyond and undertook tsunami of 10 billion trees.The fact remains that no tree can survive and thrive without timely water supply. In Muzaffarabad we achieved some healthy results of reforestation when forest enclosures were named after the Prime Minister, Forest Minister, Education Minister, Commander 5 Brigade and Muzaffarabad Development Authority. The said enclosures are visible and tangible around Muzaffarabad city obviously adding beauty to the city. Some fifty years back the water supply ...

Jun202022 by editorNo Comments

Rivers diversion for power generation

Environment

London/Muzaffarabad(PFPF News): In a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Press for Peace Foundation UK, environmentalists and civil society representatives have called on the government to address the deteriorating environmental situation in the region of Azad Kashmir. A statement issued at the end of the virtual panel discussion on Sunday 19 June 2022 said that the process of diverting rivers for power generation projects has multiplied the local temperature, which is having a serious impact on the local population.Azad Jammu and Kashmir water sources and rivers have been toyed with in the name of hydropower projects, said the panelists. The EPA’s recommendations have been ignored. The sewage treatment plant for Muzaffarabad, greater water supply scheme and solid waste managem...

Nov42021 by editorNo Comments

COP26: UK’s pledges to fight climate change

News

UK pledges over £55m to partner with Pakistan to fight climate change, manage water more sustainably and unlock climate investment Islamabad The UK has announced more than £55m of support to help Pakistan tackle climate change as part of the COP26 global climate change summit this week. As global leaders come together for COP26, this is a critical time for Pakistan. It has been ranked the 8th most vulnerable country to climate change, and by 2100, rising temperatures mean 36% of glaciers along the Hindu Kush & Himalayan range will be gone. The UK has already achieved notable successes. 90% of the world’s economy is now covered by net zero targets, up from less than 30% when the UK took on the Presidency of COP26. This will help the most vulnerable countries like ...