Iran-Afghan Water Treaty Crisis
The Iran-Afghanistan water conflict holds implications for Pakistan due to its significant diplomatic ties with both countries and its vulnerability to climate change as a water recipient from the Kabul River without a formal treaty.
Climate Change & Food Security in South Asia
According to a recent report by World Food Programme, Pakistan and Afghanistan are identified as high-risk \’hunger hotspots\’ due to extreme droughts triggered by climate change.
Water Dispute: Iran-Afghanistan Crisis
Water wars loom: Iran and Afghanistan\’s border clashes expose the dire consequences of neglecting water disputes. The implications of these clashes are far-reaching, impacting regional stability and peace.
Economists Warn China to Prioritize Climate Risks and Look Beyond GDP
Economists call on China to adopt a new development model based on “well-being” to head off climate risks
South Asia Fights Air Pollution Health Crisis
Death toll in South Asia due to air pollution boomed as nine out of ten most vulnerable cities in South Asia.
COP27: Pakistan Amid Climate Divide
Floods in Pakistan have not only revealed the country\’s extreme vulnerability to climate change but also the great North-South divide whereby the privileged carbon-intensive lifestyles of many in the North have greatly imperiled the relatively disadvantaged South.
Climate Crisis and Floods: Natural Disaster or Own Folies?
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Despite the attention the world is now giving to the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, the question of responsibility and early prevention is still not ruled out. Lack of preventive strategies at home and indifference of the global powers to climate change remain the leading factors that brought on this havoc on vulnerable populations.
SCO Summit 2022: An Overview
The SCO Summit 2022 is yet another reminder of the significance of the organization\’s geostrategic scope and its membership in shared aspirations of regional connectivity. With theorized shifts in the global order, the degree of actualization of that vision remains to be seen.
Heat Alert – South Asia Facing Intense Heat Waves
The April-May heatwaves in Pakistan and India highlight climate change effects, with rising risks to health and food security.
Blazing Horizon: Sherani Forest Fire Extinguished After Days of Fire-Fighting Operation
On Wednesday, 18th May 2022, a blaze in the chilgoza forest of Sherani District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan started turning into a large scale wild fire. The forest nestled in the Koh-i-Sulaiman mountains gradually began to be consumed and burnt down by the expanding fire. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) along with […]