Pakistan among most vulnerable countries facing climate risks: report
ISLAMABAD - Countries in Asia and the Pacific are at a crossroads and must now strike a balance between rising prosperity and rising emissions. Their success or failure will have repercussions worldwide, predicts Asia-Pacific Human Development Report launched on Wednesday.
Saving the mangrove forest
Islamabad turns to rainwater harvesting
ISLAMABAD, April 12: Islamabad on Monday became the country’s first city to launch a programme for harvesting rainwater, with initial plans to use it for recharging the water table.
The pilot project has been initiated in collaboration with the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) at the Faisal Masjid, however, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has made comprehensive arrangements to replicate this network across the capital city.