"As Pakistan reels from one of the worst flooding to have hit the country in decades, where more than 1,000 people have been killed and more than two million displaced, Pakistan's climate change minister has slammed the crisis of justice facing his country. The United Nations said more than six million people in all have been affected after local officials said cloudbursts and a heavier-than-usual monsoon caused landslides and massive flooding since June 26."
"Around 50 to 55 percent of Pakistan's population is engaged in agriculture. Our agricultural system is predominantly sustained by canals and rivers, with some reliance on rainfall. Pakistan is home to some 13,000 glaciers. If these glaciers, due to global warming and increased carbon emissions primarily from developed economies, begin to melt erratically and at a much faster rate and there's substantial evidence that the melting rate is accelerating imagine the impact on our river system, our barrages and subsequently our canal network. This would have catastr"
Severe monsoon rains, cloudbursts and landslides have caused massive flooding across Pakistan, killing over 1,000 people and displacing more than two million. Over six million people have been affected, with more than 12,500 houses damaged, 6,500 livestock lost, and widespread crop destruction. Pakistan ranks among the top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations while contributing under 1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 50–55 percent of the population depends on agriculture sustained by rivers, canals and some rainfall. Accelerated, erratic melting of roughly 13,000 glaciers threatens river flows, barrages and canal networks, jeopardizing food and water security.
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