Media Monitoring Report Climate Change in Pakistan 9/11 February 2019

Below are the news articles published in English dailies of Pakistan highlighting Climate Change situation including a separate section on ‘Clean Green Pakistan’ movement. Date Newspaper Description

Clean Green Pakistan | Total articles monitored: 07 11 Feb The News 1.2m trees to be planted in Balochistan this year: CM QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Jam Kamal on Sunday said that 1.2 million trees will be planted across the province this year. Speaking to media in here, Jam Kamal said that under a five-year project of tree plantation, more than 250 million trees would be planted throughout the province to counter environmental hazards. He said that new Forest Act will also be imposed soon to promote reforestation in the province.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/430627-1-2m-trees-to-be-planted-in-balochistan-this-year-cm 10 Feb Times 150 million trees to be planted under ‘Plant for Pakistan’ in 2019. A campaign to plant tree saplings under the “10-billion tree tsunami” campaign in Pakistan started last year in September with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan planting the first sapling under this initiative in Haripur, a district in Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

https://timesofoman.com/article/815043 10 Feb Dawn news Balochistan to plant 1.2 million trees in 2019, says chief minister. The chief minister, while speaking to journalists in Quetta, announced that a total of 250m trees would be planted in Balochistan over the next five years. He said that the new Forest Act would also be imposed soon to promote reforestation in the province.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1462992/balochistan-to-plant-12m-trees-in-2019-says-chief-minister 9 Feb GEO TV

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PM launches 'Plant for Pakistan' campaign. NAKANA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday launched the "10 Billion Tree Plantation Drive" in Balloki, Nankana Sahib. The premier planted a sapling at the Forest Reserve in Balloki to mark the "Plant for Pakistan" drive. He was also briefed about the tree plantation campaign.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/227618-pm-launches-plant-for-pakistan-campaign 9 Feb Dispatch News desk Prime Minister Imran Khan rules out any NRO. While addressing the Launch Ceremony of the Spring Tree Plantation 2019 & Natural Reserve at Balloki in Nankana Sahib on Saturday to mark the ‘Plant for Pakistan Day’ drive, the prime minister said that in the past, money launderers were allowed a quiet exit, and added that such steps have had an adverse and negative impact on us socially, politically & economically.

https://dnd.com.pk/prime-minister-imran-khan-rules-out-any-nro/160223 9 Feb Business Recorder

PM Khan kick-starts ‘Plant for Pakistan’ drive in Punjab. Fulfilling his promise to make Pakistan clean and green, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the ‘Plant for Pakistan’ drive on Saturday at Balloki, Nankana, Punjab. To mark the ’10 Billion Tree Plantation Drive’, PM Khan planted a sapling at the forest in Balloki. Addressing the ceremony the premier acknowledged Deputy Commissioner Nankana Raja Mansoor Ahmed who had reclaimed the mafia encroached land.

https://www.brecorder.com/2019/02/09/472578/pm-khan-kick-starts-plant-for-pakistan-drive-in-punjab/ 11 Feb The Express Tribune UC’s will be empowered after LG polls: Minister. QUETTA: Provincial Minister for Local Government (LG) and Rural Development Muhammad Saleh Bhootani has said the incumbent government is serious in conducting free and fair LG elections in order to devolve powers to the union councils in the province.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1907688/1-ucs-will-empowered-lg-polls-minister/

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10 Feb The Nation Over 4,000 saplings planted on 'Plant for Pakistan Day'. FAISALABAD-On "Plant for Pakistan Day", Divisional Commissioner Asif Iqbal Ch inaugurated the spring tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling at Gutwala Forests Park. More than 4,000 plants were planted on the occasion by a large number of students and representatives of civil society. https://nation.com.pk/10-Feb-2019/over-4-000-saplings-planted-on-plant-for-pakistan-day 11 Feb Hindustan Times How to save the fragile Hindu-Kush belt. A comprehensive assessment of the Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH) region by Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has said that a 1.5°C rise in global temperature over pre-industrial levels will spell doom for the fragile ecology of the region. The report, which deals with climate change, biodiversity, energy, cryosphere (frozen water), water, food security, air pollution, disaster and resilience, poverty, adaptation, and gender and migration, is significant because the HKH region covers 4.2 million square km across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/editorials/feb11-edit-hindukush-belt/story-csaMU5mOXKEcj9qHlkPQOJ.html 11 Feb Dawn News Climate risks. There is no denying Pakistan’s vulnerability. Germanwatch’s Long-Term Climate Risk Index in 2018 identified Pakistan as the seventh-most country affected by climate change based on data compiled from 1997 to 2016. An IMF report last year ranked Pakistan third among countries facing water shortages. https://www.dawn.com/news/1463123 10 Feb Urdu Point WGS 2019: Climate Change Forum Highlights Nexus Between Climate And Health. DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 10th Feb, 2019) The nexus between public health and climate is a topic that resonates strongly with the UAE, according to Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, who was speaking at the Climate Change Forum taking place at the World Government Summit being held in Dubai from 10-12 February. https://www.urdupoint.com/en/middle-east/wgs-2019-climate-change-forum-highlights-nex-549343.html

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11 Feb Arab News Pakistan PM’s vision for the future based on KSA’s past. DUBAI: Pakistan needs a welfare system to help lift those most in need, the country’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan said on Sunday. Speaking at the opening day of the World Government Summit in Dubai, Khan said the country was in need of reforms.

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1449931/world 10 Feb The Nation Pakistani gov't to initiate process for wildlife protection. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has sought recommendations from the ministry of climate change, and experts working on protection of wildlife, for forming an effective policy to protect wildlife. Pakistan currently has 174 types of mammals, 177 species of reptiles and 668 species of birds. Over 90 of these animal species are considered endangered, including snow cheetahs found in northern areas. In addition, 50 species of mammals, 27 birds and 17 types of insects are also endangered, Xinhua reported.

https://nation.com.pk/10-Feb-2019/pakistani-govt-to-initiate-process-for-wildlife-protection 10 Feb The Express Tribune Pakistan’s melting glaciers: Our climate change crisis will destabilize Asia’s rivers. The Karakoram includes the K2, the world’s second-highest peak, and is the most heavily glaciated area on the planet apart from the polar regions. The massive glaciers of Baltoro and Biafo (both in Pakistan) that together stretch for hundreds of kilometres in the Karakoram can also be seen from the International Space Station.

https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/78387/pakistans-melting-glaciers-our-climate-change-crisis-will-destabilise-asias- rivers/ 10 Feb Gulf Times PM vows no NRO for anyone. Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that giving an NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) to anyone will be equivalent to treason. Addressing a ceremony of the launch of the spring tree plantation campaign in Balloki, the prime minister once again refuted reports regarding giving an NRO and asserted: “No will get an NRO.”

https://www.gulf-times.com/story/621734/PM-vows-no-NRO-for-anyone

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11 Feb Daily Pakistan Landmark Nepal: Two-degree temperature rise could melt half of glaciers in Hindu Kush Himalaya region. A comprehensive new study of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, known as the world’s “Third Pole” for its vast store of ice, and home to Mount Everest, K2 and other soaring peaks, finds that even the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees by the end of the century would lead to a 2.1 spike in temperatures and the melting of one-third of the region’s glaciers, a critical water source to some 250 million mountain dwellers and the 1.65 billion others living in the river valleys below. If global climate efforts fail, the study warns that current emissions would lead to five degrees in warming and a loss of two-thirds of the region’s glaciers by 2100.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/world/landmark-nepal-study-two-degree-temperature-rise-could-melt-half-of- glaciers-in-hindu-kush-himalaya-region/

11 Feb Daily Pakistan Plant for Pakistan: PM Imran launches 10 billion tree plantation drive in Balloki. Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the government is set to plant ten billion trees all over the country during the next five years aimed at eliminating pollution and making Pakistan green.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/pm-imran-to-launch-10-billion-tree-plantation-drive-on-saturday/

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