The poli
tical reality of climate change has yet again failed to meet the need of the hour. The latest round of climate change negotiations (COP 18) that just concluded in Doha failed to come to grips with the gravity of nature’s warning and proved to be as inconsequential as had been feared. No real commitments pledged, no real finance delivered and, most importantly, no real leadership. The momentum in the climate talks which lost its way a few years ago at Copenhagen has failed to be reignited. This year at Doha the negotiations really seemed to be desperately searching for relevance. Continue reading “Climate Gateway to nowhere”
Curtain Raiser on the IUCN World Conservation Congress for Media
A Curtain Raiser was organised by IUCN Pakistan at the IUCN Country Office, 
Karachi on August 30th, 2012. The purpose of the Curtain Raiser was to brief the media about the IUCN World Conservation Congress which is being held from September 6-15, 2012 in Jeju, South Korea.
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World Conservation Congress: SDPI to propose mercury treaty
A motion expected to be presented by the Sustainable Development and Policy Institute 
(SDPI) at the World Conservation Congress is likely to become a global resolution for controlling the rising the temperature of the home planet.
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(SDPI) at the World Conservation Congress is likely to become a global resolution for controlling the rising the temperature of the home planet.Continue reading “World Conservation Congress: SDPI to propose mercury treaty”
Zulfikarabad project strongly opposed by environmental CSOs / NGOs – and strongly advocated by ZDA and Government of Sindh
23 July 2012 | News story
Report to media on special meeting convened by the Members of the Pakistan National Committee of IUCN
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