ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER & FOOD SECURITY
INTRODUCTION Pakistan is confronting mounting challenges related to environmental sustainability, water availability, and food security. These pressures have intensified in recent years due to the accelerating impacts of climate change, underscoring the urgent need for decisive and coordinated action. This chapter presents a
Climate change, poor planning drive Vietnam flooding
HANOI:(Web News) Dozens of people dead, thousands evacuated and millions of dollars in damage. Vietnam is once again battling widespread flooding driven by climate change and poor infrastructure decisions, experts say.The Southeast Asian nation’s location and topography make it naturally vulnerable to frequent
More than 60 people rescued via helicopter after flooding in B.C. provincial park
It took rescuers 10 helicopter trips and about seven hours to airlift over 60 people from the flooding in Bugaboo Provincial Park on Sunday. Jordy Shepherd, a team member with Columbia Valley Search and Rescue, said they were first called to the popular park in
Climate Changing may extend monsoon to end of September
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Over 160 people still missing days after deadly Texas floods
Texas’s ‘flash flood alley’ could bring even more floods in near future as Trump cuts compound with warming climate Over 160 people remain unaccounted for in Texas following devastating floods that claimed at least 109 lives during the July Fourth weekend. The number
