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ISLAMABAD: Climate and finance experts have urged comprehensive reforms in both public and private sectors to mobilize crucial funding for climate action, particularly for adaptation measures. Speaking at DawnMedia’s Breathe Pakistan International Climate Change Conference, World Bank Global Director for Climate Change, Valerie Hickey, stressed the need for subsidy reforms to unlock climate finance. She highlighted that while $1 billion per day is needed to combat desertification, $2 billion per day is spent on counterproductive agricultural subsidies. Globally, subsidies in energy, agriculture, and fisheries amount to $1.5 trillion, necessitating urgent…

Islamabad is set to host a two-day international climate conference under DawnMedia’s ‘Breathe Pakistan’ initiative, beginning today at the Jinnah Convention Centre. The event brings together national and international experts to discuss viable solutions for climate resilience and mobilizing climate finance. The conference aims to position Pakistan as a climate-resilient nation by 2047 through collaboration with South Asian countries. Experts will address challenges such as rising temperatures, erratic weather patterns, water scarcity, and frequent natural disasters. Key Sessions and Speakers A session on climate finance will feature Finance Minister Muhammad…

Karachi – Karachi faces an urgent environmental crisis, with issues such as pollution, deforestation, and illegal encroachments worsening daily. In response, a delegation from the National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) met with Minister for Environment, Climate Change, and Coastal Development, Dost Muhammad Rahimoon, to discuss these critical challenges and propose solutions. The NFEH delegation, led by President M. Naeem Qureshi, Vice President Engr. Nadeem Ashraf, and Information Secretary Mustafa Tahir, emphasized the need for a coordinated effort to tackle environmental degradation in Karachi. “Every individual must play their…