Draft SDPI Motion/ IUCN Congress, 2012

Posted on May 3, 2012 by hs

Draft Motion

Legally Binding Global Mercury Treaty to Protect Wildlife, Ecosystems and Health

RECOGNIZING IUCN helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.

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Interview with IUCN Congress Director

Posted on March 7, 2012 by hs

Enrique Lahmann, IUCN Congress Director outlines the issues that will be at stake in Korea.

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The forgotten people- By: Naseer Memon

Posted on February 28, 2012 by hs

RECENTLY, a report titled Pakistan flood emergency: Lessons from a continuing crisis was prepared by a collaborative group of over a dozen leading international and national humanitarian aid agencies.

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PILER Quarterly Newsletter JAIZA on Flood Relief work

Posted on February 10, 2012 by hs

As you know that the floods 2010 were the heaviest flood in the history of Pakistan, which destroyed the whole livelihood of the people, lived in the affected districts. In response of this worst ever disaster, most of the civil society organizations have taken up providing relief assistance.
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Press Coverage of National Consultative Workshop on REDD+ Safeguards Held on January 12, 2012

Posted on January 17, 2012 by hs

As you know, the National Consultative Workshop on “Social and Environmental Principles and Criteria for REDD+ Safeguards” held on January 12, 2012 at Islamabad, Which was inaugurated by the Mr. Mohammad Javed Malik, Federal Secretary, Ministry of National Disaster Management.
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In the absence of funds

Posted on January 16, 2012 by hs

By Naseer Memon

The News-15th Jan 2012

Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said that only 40 percent of the funds have so far been received against the appeal launched by the UN. The UN launched an appeal for $ 356 million for support of the flood affectees in Sindh and Balochistan. So far, hardly $150 million could be mobilized. Whereas the scale of flood disaster this year surpassed the damages of previous year’s flood, donors’ response has been starkly lukewarm this time.
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Shared waters & glacial melt by Naseer Memon

Posted on January 3, 2012 by hs

THIS month’s prospective meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue Group comprising seven states sharing the rivers rising in the Greater Himalayas would be a watershed event as the group is expected to adopt a joint initiative to minimise the impact of glacial melt.
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Ziarat’s Living Fossils

Posted on November 21, 2011 by hs


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Effects of climate change

Posted on October 25, 2011 by hs

By Naseer Memon

GIVEN recent experience, one could say that Asia is under the jinx of climate change and natural disasters. Extreme weather events with debilitating intensity and frequency have brought unprecedented misery for millions in the region.
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Job Announcement

Posted on October 7, 2011 by hs

Program Officer – Advocacy (Karachi Based)

The desirable Candidate should be well conversant with the following:

  • To Assist Manager in different Advocacy projects / assignments.
  • Should have Advocacy expertise (Campaign / Lobbying / Social Networking).
  • Network, build and maintain relationships with NGOs, CBOs, government officials, media and other key players to promote advocacy efforts.
  • Should be fully involved in field activities.
  • Organize project meetings and advocacy workshops in collaboration with the Programme Manager and other staff.

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