Hurry up with the micro hydro

Although Pakistan has successfully been building micro hydro projects in the Hindu Kush Himalayas for 40 years, their full potential is yet to be realised

Waterways choked, Karachi on brink of floods with each rain

Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi faces the threat of floods each time it rains, due to rampant construction, pollution and encroachments blocking its ...

China helps Pakistan build world’s largest solar farm

Chinese companies are building a massive solar power station in the Punjab desert, but is the project the most effective way of solving Pakistan’s escalating ...

Grants Help Local Organizations Boost Their Environmental Reporting Skills and Reach

The quality of environmental journalism and the strength of environmental journalism organizations were boosted by the awarding of five grants in 2014 by the ...

Still marooned after 2010 floods in Pakistan

Five years after Pakistan’s worst floods, thousands of displaced people continue to live makeshift lives in a slum on the outskirts of Karachi with the ...

Pakistan violates law to permit Arab royals’ illegal safaris

Reports of a Saudi prince killing more than 2,100 endangered birds in Pakistan highlights the need for stricter implementation of wildlife protection laws and ...

Cyclone, rain kills hundreds in South Asia

Rainfall triggered by Cyclone Komen has flooded large parts of eastern India, Bangladesh and Myanmar; landslides caused by heavy rain have killed dozens in ...

The limits of King Coal’s reign in South Asia

Despite global pressure in the run-up to the Paris climate summit, no South Asian government is willing to give up on coal use, but future investments in coal ...

Glacier floods a growing threat across the third pole

Melting glaciers and warmer temperatures have expanded glacier lakes across the region, increasing the risks of catastrophic floods downstream.

Pakistan unveils first national forest policy without provincial government support

Experts say plans to boost the country’s diminishing forest cover will fail unless provincial governments are brought on board.