CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAKISTAN: RESILIENCE STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

In South Asia, many countries, including Pakistan are undergoing abrupt and unexpected changes in climate resulting in floods, erratic weather, less food production, and migration. The region has become one of the most adversely impacted across the globe, despite minimal contributions to global emissions. Many experts have warned that if the current pace of change in climate continues, the region might become unlivable in subsequent years. In order to tackle this growing threat of climate change, policymakers in Pakistan have begun taking several initiatives, including the development of the National Adaptation Plan in 2023 and establishment of an exclusive ministry for the climate crisis. Even though the government has introduced various plans, policies and  programs, but the lack of adequate financial resources, interdepartmental coordination and political will are  viewed as major challenges that can impede these efforts to combat climate variability. This study will be an attempt to evaluate the effects and consequences of climatic shifts in Pakistan and highlight the steps taken to curtail it. At the end it shall provide various suggestions and recommendations to combat climate change in Pakistan, through a qualitative methodology based on secondary data sources, and the strategies needed to make the country more climate resilient in the years to come.