COVID-19: Pakistan's 'green stimulus' scheme is a win-win for the environment and the unemployed
Pakistan's government have launched a scheme whereby labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, can plant trees to earn money.
Rina Saeed Khan is a freelance environmental journalist based in Islamabad, Pakistan. She writes a popular bi-weekly column on the environment and climate change for Pakistan’s largest English-language national daily in addition to her communications consultancies for international NGOs.
Pakistan's government have launched a scheme whereby labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, can plant trees to earn money.
Efforts to crack down on pollution from agricultural burning, dirty factories, brick kilns and vehicles are underway.
There is a renewed effort in Pakistan to tackle climate change an introduce new renewable sources.
Access to clean drinking water has transformed the village of Siksa.