Urban flooding
TAKING precautionary steps to minimise the damage wreaked on life and property seems high on the agenda of the various tiers of government in Karachi. The chief minister has held…
Should we not prevent heat islands and flooding in Karachi?
Over my dead body! Don’t you dare stop my delivery vans driving directly to my shop! The year was 2019 and Haji Nasir began fuming as soon as he noticed…
Dangers of urban flooding
Pakistan is among the most affected countries by climate change. The irony of the situation is that while the industrialised world reaps the benefits of industrialisation we pick up the…
Nepal, India and Bangladesh crippled by monsoon flooding
Monsoon season flooding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh has claimed more than 1,700 lives this season. Water levels are beginning to recede, but many crops have been destroyed, and the…
PEC ready to assist govt in tackling urban flooding
The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Think Tank on Water in its lith meeting on Tuesday decided to share its expertise with the government by suggesting concrete measures within 30 days…
Flooding in Lahore
Lahore’s sewerage-cum-drainage system was built nearly 80 years ago for a small city with a population of a few hundred thousand. Today’s rulers want it to work for a mega…
Coastal flooding
When it comes to global warming, what else don’t we know? What science does know, and what it can infer from studying archaeological records, already makes anybody who thinks the…
Fatal flooding
However the state may want to spin it, in reality it is its neglect and ineptitude in taking long-term flood control measures that is responsible for the enormous loss of…
Flooding priorities
In the last five monsoon seasons, Pakistan has seen five floods. That means each year since 2010 has brought a massive flood that has affected the lives of millions of…
Renewable transition
CLIMATE change has emerged as a global crisis, but its effects are disproportionately devastating for developing countries like Pakistan. While contributing fewer than one per cent to global greenhouse gas…
