Stronger cross-border policy coordination needed to promote sustainable hydropower finance in Mekong region, Fair Finance Asia latest study Fair Finance International

The Supreme Court has issued a landmark directive to the govt, ordering the establishment of Pak climate change authority within 14 days
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Inger Andersen
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USAID Pakistan
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Researchers want to unpick how climate change affects mental health around the world — from lives that are disrupted by catastrophic weather to people who are anxious about the future. #ClimateActionNow ⁦Fair Finance Pakistan⁩
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WB ready to ‘break new ground’ to host loss and damage fund
Board members of a new fund designed to support climate victims in vulnerable countries have welcomed engagement with the WB ...
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Small global investment of $4 to $8 million annually, in #airpollution monitoring & data programmes could make a significant difference to 838million people living in countries with high potential for national-level pollution improvements,incl. #Pakistan . Ishaq Dar Shehbaz Sharif

#CleanAir is a shared responsibility, essential for human health and economies. Limiting #AirPollution requires multi-stakeholder collaborations at policy, financial and scientific levels in #Pakistan . Watch out this space as we navigate through solutions. #LegislateNow

Asia and Africa contribute 92.7% of life years lost due to #pollution .

Lack of AQ data & gaps in its access deters targetted policy making to address #Airpollution .
OpenAQ finds just 6.8 & 3.7% of govts in Asia & Africs resp., provide fully open #AirQuality data. #LegislateNow

'Nature must be priority areas for FIs in #Pakistan ; 5 big banks scores zero on #nature ; just 4.9% of land is covered by forests against 30% recommended by United Nations, writes The Express Tribune in exclusive coverage of discussions held with SBP & 26 commercial banks on #ESG

Commercial banks must make their #ESG policies & due diligence protocols public for depositors to know how their money contributes to environmental & economic growth, The News highlights Fair Finance Pakistan's discussions with banking sector leaders
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Pakistani financial institutions are evolving to meet ESG challenges, but policies remain silent on scope & measures to limit related risks, writes Dawn.com dawn.com/news/1823795/r…
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#IWD2024 #FinancialInclusion #GenderJustice SBP SEC Pakistan HBL MCB Bank Limited Allied Bank Limited @MeezanBankLtd National Bank of Pakistan Bankers Association of Pakistan Ishaq Dar Shehbaz Sharif BilawalBhuttoZardari Saleem Mandviwalla

Women are more vulnerable to serious health outcomes due to reliance on traditional and polluting cooking methods, such as biomass and coal in many rural areas across Asia, reports Fair Finance Asia #IWD2024

This #WomensDay2024 , Fair Finance Pakistan urges the financial sector for greater financial inclusion of women. The business case for creating economic opportunities and gender equality in the workplace has never been stronger. #IWD2024 SBP SEC Pakistan

Pakistan's financial #gendergap aggravates chronic poverty and excludes women from financial services. #IWD2024 SBP SEC Pakistan Ishaq Dar BilawalBhuttoZardari Shehbaz Sharif

Big 5 commercial banks in #Pakistan do not disclose how they apply a gender lens to the projects they finance or invest in. #IWD2024 SBP HBL MCB Bank Limited National Bank of Pakistan Allied Bank Limited @MeezanBankLtd Shehbaz Sharif

What is the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel? And how can it help developing countries implement impactful solutions to tackle non-CO2 pollutants? 🌍
Learn more in this interview with Martina Otto, Climate & Clean Air Coalition 🎙️

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#GHGs emissions, increase in particulate matter pollution from resource extraction is burdening health economies globally esp in low-income countries, raising disease burden for the poor and driving up #biodiversityloss , pollution and #climatechange .

At #UNEA6 Climate & Clean Air Coalition
event, Inger Andersen message was clear: the world needs super solutions to protect every breath we take of super pollutants.
#AirPollution knows no borders. In our climate plans, we cannot leave #airpollution behind.