May 16, 2021
Mere supply of water to the city will not quench Karachi’s thirst. The supply has to be equitable and safe
I am a twitterholic. I use it to rant, to source information and to engage with interesting people. Of late, I have started posting what to most other people may seem mundane, but has supreme importance in my life. Like the day I received water in my pipeline. I have started noticing a pattern in such tweets. They occur once every 18-20 days. In between these days, I celebrate receiving a water tanker (that I pay for).
In Karachi, the haves and the have-nots have all experienced the equaliser known as the water shortage. The difference between the two demographics being, of course, the ability to purchase the diminishing resource by one as opposed to the other segment of population. This being the case also for most other services and commodities given the inequitable system we live under.
Women for water : Experts call for harnessing society s untapped potential dailytimes.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytimes.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LAHORE: A holistic approach and reliable database on water resources and their usage across Pakistan is the key to achieving water, energy and food security in the fifth most climate-vulnerable country of the world, according to the panelists at a UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue.
Organised by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the online dialogue highlighted the need for transformative approaches to promote equity and inclusion in World Economic Forum (WEF) nexus governance for sustainable water, energy and food systems.
Other outcomes of the discussion, which included contributions from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Hisaar Foundation, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), FAO, Global Water Partnership and Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), flagged the need for a substantial increase in research and development funds for the agriculture sector th
Sessions held to strengthen climate change reporting
Islamabad
April 2, 2021
Islamabad : The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada held a series of sensitisation and information sharing sessions here to strengthen climate change reporting.
These sessions culminated in the formulation of a Cohort4ClimateConversations forum, with the aim to strengthen climate change reporting in mainstream and digital media in Pakistan. Throughout the country, some 60 online content creators, photojournalists, podcasters, etc., participated, creating linkages and a network to increase credible information on climate across Pakistan. The sessions aimed to equip participants with climate change resources to empower and increase the knowledge pool on local climate change issues, and to strengthen the capacity of journalists and online content creators to report on climate change issues throughout Pakistan.
Nestlé Pakistan, LUMS commemorate World Water Day; reiterate commitment towards water stewardship thenews.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenews.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.