#Pakistan

Mar 22, 20244 min read

Op-Ed: Water Scarcity in Pakistan Is a Gendered Issue

Water scarcity is a deeply gendered issue that disproportionately burdens women, particularly in regions like Pakistan. Over a year ago,...

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Elections 2024: Pakistan’s Next Government Faces Pressing Environmental Issues

Constant Tedder

Feb 7, 202414 min read

Elections 2024: Pakistan’s Next Government Faces Pressing Environmental Issues

Pakistan is heading to the poll on February 8 to elect the members of the 16th National Assembly. As leading parties pace up election...

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Seven Dead and Thousands Evacuated as India and Pakistan Brace for Cyclone Biparjoy

Constant Tedder

Jun 15, 20232 min read

Seven Dead and Thousands Evacuated as India and Pakistan Brace for Cyclone Biparjoy

‘Extremely severe’ Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall on Thursday evening between India’s Gujarat province and Karachi in...

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Constant Tedder

May 13, 20234 min read

Water Politics in the Himalayas: Impact on River Disputes and Environmental Sustainability

Rivers are a source of life and a crucial resource for both India and Pakistan. The two countries share six rivers, including the Indus...

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Melting Glaciers in Pakistan: A Call to Action for the G20 Summit to Address the Situation

Constant Tedder

Apr 25, 20237 min read

Melting Glaciers in Pakistan: A Call to Action for the G20 Summit to Address the Situation

Outside the polar region, Pakistan is the country with the highest number of glaciers in the world. However, a combination of...

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Flood-Hit Pakistan Seeks $16bn in Climate Compensation at UN Conference

Constant Tedder

Jan 9, 20232 min read

Flood-Hit Pakistan Seeks $16bn in Climate Compensation at UN Conference

The floods that hit Pakistan last September displaced some 8 million people and killed at least 1,700. According to the UN, the...

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Floods in Pakistan: An Announced Tragedy?

Constant Tedder

Oct 15, 20229 min read

Floods in Pakistan: An Announced Tragedy?

The recent floods in Pakistan are by far the worst and most destructive the country has ever experienced. Current damage estimates are as...

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Constant Tedder

Aug 29, 20222 min read

Pakistan Floods, ‘Climate Catastrophe of the Decade’, Claim More Than 1,000 Lives

Pakistan floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced millions since mid-June, causing widespread damage and threatening the...

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Pakistan’s Ravi is Most Polluted River in the World from Pharmaceutical Pollution

Constant Tedder

May 12, 20224 min read

Pakistan’s Ravi is Most Polluted River in the World from Pharmaceutical Pollution

How paracetamol, nicotine, caffeine and other drugs, on top of human and industrial waste, have made River Ravi in Pakistan into the most...

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Record Smashing Heatwave in India and Pakistan Sparks Landfill Fires and Power Outages

Constant Tedder

May 3, 20223 min read

Record Smashing Heatwave in India and Pakistan Sparks Landfill Fires and Power Outages

Surface land temperatures in some areas crossed more than 60C amid a historic heatwave in India and Pakistan, threatening millions of...

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COVID-19 Hampers Efforts to Combat Another Plague where Swarms of Locusts Multiply

Constant Tedder

Jun 16, 20203 min read

COVID-19 Hampers Efforts to Combat Another Plague where Swarms of Locusts Multiply

Desert locust swarms have been multiplying across East Africa and the Middle East since January as a result of unusual climate processes....

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For Every 1°C Rise in Temperature, a Billion People Will Endure Insufferable Heat

Constant Tedder

May 7, 20204 min read

For Every 1°C Rise in Temperature, a Billion People Will Endure Insufferable Heat

A study shows that within 50 years, a billion people will either be displaced or forced to live in insufferable heat for every 1°C rise...

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The World’s Water Towers That Supply Freshwater to 1.9 Billion People Are Under Threat

Constant Tedder

Apr 14, 20204 min read

The World’s Water Towers That Supply Freshwater to 1.9 Billion People Are Under Threat

All around the world, high mountain ranges have glacial water supplies known as water towers, which account for half the global...

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How The Climate Crisis is Fuelling Extremism

Constant Tedder

Apr 8, 20205 min read

How The Climate Crisis is Fuelling Extremism

Extreme weather events as a result of the climate crisis have resulted in resource scarcity and famine. The Syrian civil war that began...

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Spy-Satellite Images Reveal How Himalayan Glaciers are Melting at an Alarming Rate

Constant Tedder

Jun 24, 20194 min read

Spy-Satellite Images Reveal How Himalayan Glaciers are Melting at an Alarming Rate

Cold War-era US reconnaissance satellites have gone out of orbit. But they have left images that reveal the horrifying realities of...

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