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Roundtable on Water and Sanitation urges catchment protection
Experts stress upon the need for awareness raising, better coordination and governance for WATSAN in Abbottabad
Abbottabad, 24 June 2009: – A roundtable of Water and Sanitation experts was held today at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Abbottabad. This roundtable was organized under the auspices of Environmental Fiscal Reforms (EFR) Project of IUCN Pakistan, COMSATS and District Government, Abbottabad. The EFR Project is being implemented jointly by the District Government, Abbottabad and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with the assistance of Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC). …
24 Jun 2009 | News - Press Release
IUCN Pakistan National Committee members meet through video conference for first time
11 Jun 2009 | Events - Event
"The dangers of human impact on Climate Change must be realized” Javed Jabbar- Global Vice President IUCN
Karachi June 5 (IUCN) : A media briefing was held at the Country Office of IUCN- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources on the occasion of World Environment Day. …
08 Jun 2009 | News - Press Release
World Environment Day celebrations in Balochistan
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5th June in more than 100 countries of the World. Pakistan is not an exception. Therefore IUCN Balochistan Programme also celebrated the WED, 09 with complete zeal in all six districts, namely Quetta, Pishin, Mastung. Qila Saifullah, Lasbela and Gwadar. …
05 Jun 2009 | News - News story
Impacts of Climate Change should be communicated now: workshop facilitators
Media Workshop on ‘Communicating Climate Change’ concludes in Islamabad ISLAMABAD MAY 14: The three day media workshop on ‘Communicating Climate Change’ concluded in Islamabad. The workshop was a collaborative venture of IUCN Pakistan, Oxfam GB, Stockholm Environment Institute and Artists Project Earth. …
15 May 2009 | News - Press Release
Three day workshop on ‘Communicating Climate Change’ begins in Islamabad
Capacity Building exercise being held for national media
ISLAMABAD Mar 12: A three day capacity building workshop for the national media began in Islamabad, organized by IUCN-Pakistan and OXFAM GB. The workshop is being supported by Stockholm Environment Institute and Artists for Earth. …
14 May 2009 | News - Press Release
IUCN Asia Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Six Senses Resorts and Spas
IUCN and Six Senses will raise sector-wide biodiversity performance standards in the ecotourism industry …
28 Apr 2009 | News - News story
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Pakistan's water crisis
Pakistan is facing a fight that doesn't grab headlines these days.It's a fight over the future of the country's increasingly scarce supply of water. The World Bank is warning that the very viability of the nation is at stake. Laura Lynch reports from the Indus River delta. …
13 Apr 2009 | News - News story
MNAs participate in mangrove sapling plantation
KARACHI February 22: Three members of the sub-committee of National Assembly's Standing Committee on Environment joined school children of Karachi in planting mangrove saplings in the mud flat between Jherry and Gharo creek in the Port Qasim area. …
22 Feb 2009 | News - Press Release
Javed Jabbar reelected as one of 4 Global Vice Presidents of IUCN
KARACHI 03 FEB: – On 2nd. February, on the first day of its meeting in Gland, Switzerland, Council of the IUCN, Internatonal Union for the Conservation of Nature, reelected Former Senator, Minister and prominent media personality of Pakistan, Javed Jabbar re-elected as one of its 4 Global Vice Presidents in his voluntary work capacity for the period of 2009-2012. He had previously been elected in that capacity for the period 2005-2008. …
04 Feb 2009 | News - Press Release
Glimpses of Regional Conference “Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for South Asia.” 13-14 January, 2009
19 Jan 2009 | Downloads - Photos
Climate change to have devastating effect on many sectors, experts warn; the poorest to be worst hit
Islamabad, Pakistan, 14 January, 2009 (IUCN) – Weather patterns in the future will be characterised by intensity and extremes, and the effects will be felt in a wide range of sectors from agriculture and water resource management to health and infrastructure. This was stated by experts participating in the two-day regional conference, “Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for South Asia.” …
14 Jan 2009 | News - Press Release
Climate change an economic threat, say experts
Climate change an economic threat, say experts
Islamabad, Pakistan, 13 January, 2009 (IUCN) – Climatic changes are likely to intensify the environmental stresses that lead to land degradation, shortfalls in food production, rural poverty and urban unrest. This was stated by Dr R.K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in his keynote speech delivered on Tuesday at a two-day regional conference, “Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for South Asia”. …
13 Jan 2009 | News - Press Release
Orientation Workshop and Policy Seminar, Banking on mangroves: a case for investing in coastal ecosystems
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Banking on mangroves: a case for investing in coastal ecosystems is organised jointly by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pakistan and the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE). …
27 Nov 2008 | News - News story
A city for people, not cars
City governments should develop open public spaces, pedestrian streets, playgrounds, bicycle lanes and waterfronts
Islamabad, Pakistan: 20 September 2008 (IUCN) – Pakistani cities are growing at a rapid rate and will collapse in a matter of years if an efficient, inexpensive and sustainable public transport system is not put in place immediately, said former Mayor of Bogotá, Columbia, Mr. Enrique Penalosa Londono at a seminar in Islamabad on Saturday. …
20 Sep 2008 | News - Press Release
A different vision for urban development and mobility
Islamabad, Pakistan, 14 September 2008 (IUCN) – A distinguished lecture by Dr. Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Columbia, is being organized jointly by the Clinton Climate Initiative and IUCN Pakistan on Saturday, 20 September 2008, at the Holiday Inn, Islamabad. The topic of this lecture is “A different vision for urban development and mobility” …
14 Sep 2008 | News - Press Release
Working together for the Himalayas and beyond
Dr. Andreas Schild, Director General of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), visited IUCN’s headquarters on 1 September to sign a memorandum of understanding with IUCN. IUCN and ICIMOD have collaborated for many years at a project level, particularly in the Hindu Kush – Himalayan (HKH) region, but this MoU marks a new phase in the relations between these two organisations …
03 Sep 2008 | News - News story
Belize barrier reef and Los Katios park in danger
The Belize Barrier Reef System and Los Katios National Park in Columbia are the two natural sites added to the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of IUCN. … | Spanish
27 Jun 2009 | News - Press Release
Call for Nominations for IUCN Regional Councillor for Oceania
Mr Lionel Gibson, elected by the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona in October 2008 as IUCN Regional Councillor for Oceania, has resigned from the IUCN Council due to his current work commitments. …
26 Jun 2009 | News - News story
