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World Bank approves $120m for green initiative Funding can be utilised to boost green jobs for laid-off workers APP April 02, 2021 Green Stimulus Initiative has led to the generation of 87,000 environment-friendly jobs for the youth. photo: file ISLAMABAD: A funding of $120 million has been approved by the World Bank for Prime Minister’s Green Stimulus Initiative and it can be utilised by Pakistan to boost green jobs for workers who have been laid off due to Covid-19, said World Bank Country Director for Pakistan Najy Benhassine. Talking to Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate C...

The World Bank on Thursday announced that it will provide USD 120 million to Pakistan for its Green Stimulus initiative launched last year to create green jobs for those youth who became jobless due to the coronavirus pandemic. World Bank country director Najy Benhassine met Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Amin Aslam, according to an official statement. He said that the bank would help Pakistan in achieving enhanced disaster resilience, particularly the Green Stimulus initiative, which provided employment to youth who became jobless due to COVID-19. The Green Stim...

Pakistan to host Environment Day Islamabad Islamabad : Pakistan will host the World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). A summary of the climate change ministry in this respect was approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan last week saying it’s a great recognition of the global community of the government’s various initiatives taken for the conservation and protection of environment, wildlife, natural resources and climate risk reduction, climate change ministry's focal person Muhammad Saleem told 'The News'. He said a formal announcement in this reg...

PAKISTAN is staring climate change in the face, and mitigating its fallout is arguably an even more urgent battle than winning the fight against corruption. As per the most recent rankings on the Climate Global Risk Index, Pakistan comes in eighth among the countries most impacted by climate change between 2000 and 2019. On Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the spring plantation 2021 campaign that covers 51 Miyawaki urban forest sites in Lahore, with the first such forest being planted in Jilani park. On the occasion, Mr Khan exhorted his fellow Pakistanis to join his government’s ...

PM directs transparency in execution of 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme February 8, 2021 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed satisfaction over the progress on the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme and directed for ensuring complete transparency including actively engaging SUPARCO for satellite imagery in the execution of the Programme across the Country. While chairing a meeting of the Prime Minister’s Committee on Climate Change in Islamabad on Monday, the prime minister appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Climate Change and directed to actively look into...