Guest Contribution: Ahmad Ahsan Torrential downpours flooded huge swaths of Northern Pakistan in July; leading to nearly 50 deaths and damage and destruction to residences, infrastructure, and crops. These rains came atop the monsoon season, which historically has been the harbinger of flooding for decades. Over to the East, monsoon fueled storms and floods haveContinue reading “Get water shoes? climate change heightens ‘flood risk’ in Pakistan”
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Climate Action Now | Sustainabilitea with Dawar
In this new series, Green Box invites young changemakers for sustainabilitea with co-founder Mohsen Gul. Mohsen poses candid questions about their motivations, experiences and hurdles. Our next guest is Dawar Hameed Butt, a public policy specialist who is passionate about climate change resilience in Pakistan and has been an integral part of organising highly successfulContinue reading “Climate Action Now | Sustainabilitea with Dawar”
Can a living lab foster climate resilience in Punjab?
Pakistan faces a major climate change challenge. A concerted effort by the government and civil society at all levels is required to mitigate these threats. In the last 50 years, the annual mean temperature in Pakistan has increased by roughly 0.5°C. The number of heat wave days per year has increased nearly fivefold in theContinue reading “Can a living lab foster climate resilience in Punjab?”
GBox Sustainability Prize Entry: An unexpected day at the green circle
This winning entry is written by Naba Batool from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. Naba has won GBox Sustainability Prize under Sustainable Writing Competition arranged in colloboration with EPS Times at GC University Lahore. A warm sunny day, it was. Shayan got up early in the morning. After brushing his teeth, heContinue reading “GBox Sustainability Prize Entry: An unexpected day at the green circle”
ASEAN 4.0: Strengthening Environmental Governance in ASEAN Region through Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies
About 40% of the land in six Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries is suffering from ‘severe or very severe’ human-induced degradation. With economic growth projected to grow at 8% a year for the next six years, pressure on the environment will increase substantially. As fourth industrial revolution reshapes economies and disrupt incumbencies, interestContinue reading “ASEAN 4.0: Strengthening Environmental Governance in ASEAN Region through Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies”
The science of smog
On July 26, 1943, Los Angeles was blanketed by a thick gas that stung people’s eyes and blocked out the Sun. Panicked residents believed their city had been attacked using chemical warfare. But the cloud wasn’t an act of war. It was smog. So what is this thick gray haze actually made of? And whyContinue reading “The science of smog”
It might get too hot for a PIZZA!
Source: The Climate Reality Project BREAKING: Climate Change is Coming for Your Pizza Don’t say we didn’t warn you. But now that you know, here’s how you can fight back. An awful lot of internet ink has been spilled cataloging the climate crisis’ impact on many of the foods and drinks we love most, fromContinue reading “It might get too hot for a PIZZA!”
Winter is coming! A Sad Irony according to Jon Snow
“Winter is coming” may be the tagline for HBO’s Game of Thrones, but the actor who plays Jon Snow finds it “terrifying” that where they film, ice is vanishing. The award-winning HBO fantasy — which Time magazine calls “the biggest and most popular show in the world” — has its seventh season premiere July 16. Time interviewed actor KitContinue reading “Winter is coming! A Sad Irony according to Jon Snow”
Pakistan has planted a billion trees in just 2 years!
A province in Pakistan has planted a billion trees in just two years as part of an effort to restore forests wiped out by decades of felling and natural disasters such as floods. The project – dubbed Billion Tree Tsunami – aims to slow down the effects of global warming in Pakistan which ranks inContinue reading “Pakistan has planted a billion trees in just 2 years!”
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