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Lead story

August 2026

Climate response

Climate emergency in Gilgit-Baltistan & Chitral

ClimateWatch is drawing attention to intensifying climate risks across northern Pakistan, including glacier-related hazards, flash floods, landslides and growing pressure on mountain communities.

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In brief

03 updates

Policy engagement

July 2026

Contributions invited for the Global Youth Statement 2026

ClimateWatch invited youth and climate stakeholders to contribute perspectives across climate finance, adaptation, loss and damage, disaster risk reduction and wider climate priorities.

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Research release

July 2026

From Disaster Response to Climate Resilience

ClimateWatch released a climate-budget assessment examining resilience, public spending and longer-term adaptation priorities in Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Climate update

July 2026

Understanding Pakistan’s intensifying heatwaves

A ClimateWatch update examining extreme heat through public-health, labour, climate-risk and climate-justice perspectives.

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Climate impacts

Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral and Pakistan on the frontline.

Floods, glacial lake outburst events, drought and landslides across the mountain districts first, then Pakistan and the wider region.

The News Pakistan

21 Aug 2026

What ClimateWatch is working on, publishing and responding to.

Climate emergency in Gilgit-Baltistan & Chitral

Contributions invited for the Global Youth Statement 2026

From Disaster Response to Climate Resilience

Understanding Pakistan’s intensifying heatwaves

Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral and Pakistan on the frontline.

National exhibition stresses youth role in climate action

Micro-Grants for Women- and Youth-Led Climate Action (Pakistan)

Pakistan seeks climate resilient cities and youth empowerment at UN review

Breathe Pakistan: Business leaders, experts stress need to tackle climate change's impact on agri-economy

Turning shared history into dialogue for youth in a climate-displaced Sindh, Pakistan

UNFCCC processes and civil-society briefings.

Türkiye says it has "final decision" at COP31 despite Australia running negotiations

The world doesn’t need a Paris Agreement for plastics

As science comes under attack at UN talks, climate movement splits over how to respond

At regional summit, Pacific islands ask for COP31 support for clean energy and finance

UNICEF Youth Climate Summer School Concludes with Draft National Youth Statement for COP31

Young people in climate spaces.

Call for Applications: Youth Climate Action Fund (Zambia)

COY21 Cultural Programme 2026 in Türkiye: Youth, Culture and Climate Action Ahead of COP31

Youth climate summit 3.0 in Kushtia spotlights water and agriculture

Pacific Youth Talanoa Series: From Dialogue to Climate Action

El Paso Launches $50,000 Youth Climate Action Fund to Empower Young Leaders

Our own broadcasts and updates.

Gilgit-Baltistan's Climate Emergency | Why Pakistan Must Act Before It's Too Late

Understanding El Niño and Its Impact on Pakistan

𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 | 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 GB 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 | ClimateWatch x Pamir Times

Climate Change and ESD | Himalaya and Karakoram | Glaciers | ClimateWatch x NCCB

ClimateWatch x Germanwatch | Advancing Education for Sustainable Development in Pakistan | Lecture

News develops faster than a website archive.

For research, media or institutional enquiries.

What ClimateWatch is working on, publishing and responding to.

Climate emergency in Gilgit-Baltistan & Chitral

Contributions invited for the Global Youth Statement 2026

From Disaster Response to Climate Resilience

Understanding Pakistan’s intensifying heatwaves

Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral and Pakistan on the frontline.

National exhibition stresses youth role in climate action

Micro-Grants for Women- and Youth-Led Climate Action (Pakistan)

Pakistan seeks climate resilient cities and youth empowerment at UN review

Breathe Pakistan: Business leaders, experts stress need to tackle climate change's impact on agri-economy

Turning shared history into dialogue for youth in a climate-displaced Sindh, Pakistan

UNFCCC processes and civil-society briefings.

Türkiye says it has "final decision" at COP31 despite Australia running negotiations

The world doesn’t need a Paris Agreement for plastics

As science comes under attack at UN talks, climate movement splits over how to respond

At regional summit, Pacific islands ask for COP31 support for clean energy and finance

UNICEF Youth Climate Summer School Concludes with Draft National Youth Statement for COP31

Young people in climate spaces.

Call for Applications: Youth Climate Action Fund (Zambia)

COY21 Cultural Programme 2026 in Türkiye: Youth, Culture and Climate Action Ahead of COP31

Youth climate summit 3.0 in Kushtia spotlights water and agriculture

Pacific Youth Talanoa Series: From Dialogue to Climate Action

El Paso Launches $50,000 Youth Climate Action Fund to Empower Young Leaders

Our own broadcasts and updates.

Gilgit-Baltistan's Climate Emergency | Why Pakistan Must Act Before It's Too Late

Understanding El Niño and Its Impact on Pakistan

𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 | 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 GB 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 | ClimateWatch x Pamir Times

Climate Change and ESD | Himalaya and Karakoram | Glaciers | ClimateWatch x NCCB

ClimateWatch x Germanwatch | Advancing Education for Sustainable Development in Pakistan | Lecture

News develops faster than a website archive.

For research, media or institutional enquiries.