Pakistan, a country with over a quarter billion people, is one that is extremely vulnerable to climate change.Pakistan, with 25% of its population living in poverty, contributes just 1% of global ...
As of 2022, over 33 million people in Pakistan have been internally displaced due to floods, which have increased in frequency and intensity due to climate change. With a population of nearly 240 ...
Political leaders must demonstrate strong commitment, empower local bodies, and engage communities as partners in the fight against climate change. In March 2023, the Intergovernmental Panel on ...
ISLAMABAD, November 10, 2022—This year’s heatwave and devastating floods are a reminder that climate change-induced disasters can significantly set back Pakistan’s development ambitions and its ...
Women carry belongings salvaged from their flooded homes after monsoon rains, in the Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh Province, Pakistan, Sept. 6, 2022. Lives have been changed forever; while the ...
The terrible floods of 2022 killed more than 1,700 people in Pakistan and caused almost $15 billion of damage. For many in the country, the devastating natural catastrophe underlined just how ...
A single truth frames Pakistan’s experience of climate change. The country has contributed comparatively little to the problem yet is enduring some of the planet’s harshest impacts. Pakistan accounts ...
Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world, has been facing a "polycrisis" including political turmoil, rising external debt, energy scarcity, and climate-related natural disasters.
Like many other countries, Pakistan increasingly finds itself on the frontline of climate change. As climate-induced disasters intensify worldwide, Asia is facing particularly severe impacts. Over the ...
On the morning of Aug. 15, a cloudburst that poured more than 150 millimeters (6 inches) of rain in one hour triggered a flash flood in the city of Buner, located in Pakistan’s northwestern province ...
Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and pertaining to their country. University of London law graduate Seemal Hameed files this dispatch from ...