The 2026 climbing season has witnessed a series of devastating tragedies across the Himalaya Karakoram and other high mountain regions claiming the lives of climbers guides tourists and local communities.
Punjab has launched a digital wildlife database designed to improve species monitoring, conservation planning and regulatory oversight, as habitat loss and environmental pressure threaten biodiversity across the province.
Pakistani Senator Syed Waqar Mehdi has called for climate vulnerability and disaster exposure to be considered when public funds are distributed, arguing that vulnerable regions need stronger adaptation finance, transparent climate budgeting and parliamentary oversight.
The 2026 climbing season has witnessed a series of devastating tragedies across the Himalaya Karakoram and other high mountain regions claiming the lives of climbers guides tourists and local communities.
Former fairways are becoming an unlikely pillar of Japan’s renewable-energy transition as developers struggle to find enough suitable land for large solar projects. Japan’s fading golf boom is finding a new purpose in the country’s race toward cleaner energy, with former golf courses increasingly being converted into large-scale solar farms.
At least 70 people have been killed across India and Nepal after intense rainfall triggered widespread flooding and landslides, disrupting power, communications and transport in several affected areas.
Nepalese Prime Minister Balendra Shah used his first address to the UN General Assembly since taking office to warn that the recent catastrophic floods in Nepal should serve as a global warning, calling for stronger Himalayan cooperation, climate finance and long-term resilience.
Unusually large hailstones battered parts of Islamabad during a powerful storm on Thursday, raising questions about how severe hail forms and whether a warming climate could be increasing the risk of larger, more damaging hail events.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump outlined contrasting approaches to climate, energy and artificial intelligence at the UN General Assembly, with Lula stressing international cooperation while Trump emphasised national sovereignty and technological independence.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Hamza Farrukh as chairperson of the Pakistan Climate Change Authority on a two-year contract, placing him at the helm of the federal body responsible for implementing key elements of Pakistan’s climate governance framework.
Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has called for stronger international cooperation on climate change, environmental protection and sustainable development, highlighting his country’s efforts to tackle desertification and land degradation.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned world leaders that climate risks and rapidly advancing artificial intelligence are exposing major global power imbalances, calling for greater climate accountability, stronger adaptation finance and international safeguards for AI.
Nepal is preparing to seek around $20 million from a United Nations climate fund after a new scientific study linked last month’s deadly floods to human-driven climate change.
Pakistan's Parliament has been recognised among the first recipients of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's Green Mace Award for its transition to solar power, digital parliamentary processes and wider sustainability efforts.
