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Why South Asia Should Embrace Climate Migration
February 07, 2023

Why South Asia Should Embrace Climate Migration

By Mahika Khosla
Migration is often framed as a failure of climate adaptation. It’s better seen as an effective and sustainable response to climate change.   

Pakistan Puts World Leaders’ Climate Promises to the Test
January 09, 2023

Pakistan Puts World Leaders’ Climate Promises to the Test

By Shaheen Chughtai
The world should be watching to see if high-income countries and historical emitters back their ambitious talk on climate justice with real cash. 
Pakistan FM Seeks Compensation for Damages Caused by Floods
November 10, 2022

Pakistan FM Seeks Compensation for Damages Caused by Floods

By Kevin Chan and Munir Ahmed
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called for debts owed by developing countries to rich countries to be written off, allowing them to spend that money on clean energy.

The Anatomy of Pakistan’s 2022 Floods
October 20, 2022

The Anatomy of Pakistan’s 2022 Floods

By Mariyam Suleman Anees
Pakistan just experienced one of the most devastating floods in its history. Could the government have prevented some of the losses?

Pakistan Shouldn’t Get ‘Aid’ After Its Devastating Flood. It Is Owed Climate Reparations.
September 29, 2022

Pakistan Shouldn’t Get ‘Aid’ After Its Devastating Flood. It Is Owed Climate Reparations.

By Zareen Zahid Qureshi
After decades of climate injustice, the West should pay long overdue reparations to Pakistan and other development countries that bear the brunt of climate change.

Pakistan’s Floods Are a Man-Made Disaster
September 25, 2022

Pakistan’s Floods Are a Man-Made Disaster

By Kiyya Baloch
It's not just climate change – corruption, bad governance, poor planning, and faulty water management are also to blame for the scale of the current disaster.

A Plea From Pakistan’s Sindh: ‘Our Village Drowned. You Might Still Have Time to Save Yours.’
September 17, 2022

A Plea From Pakistan’s Sindh: ‘Our Village Drowned. You Might Still Have Time to Save Yours.’

By Morial Shah
We knew catastrophic climate change was coming. But for Pakistan it has already arrived.
Aid Pours into Pakistan; Deaths From Floods Cross 1,200 Mark
September 02, 2022

Aid Pours into Pakistan; Deaths From Floods Cross 1,200 Mark

By Munir Ahmed
So far, Pakistan has received aid from China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan, U.A.E. and other countries. 

Where are South Asia’s Green Parties?
September 01, 2022

Where are South Asia’s Green Parties?

By Bilal Ahmad Tantray
Pakistan’s floods highlight the dire risks of climate change in South Asia, so why is there so little Green politics in the region?

Pakistan’s Fatal Flooding Has Hallmarks of Warming
August 30, 2022

Pakistan’s Fatal Flooding Has Hallmarks of Warming

By Seth Borenstein and Sibi Arasu
The disaster is hitting a poor country that has contributed relatively little to the world's climate problem.

Why Do Floods Devastate Balochistan So Intensely?
August 17, 2022

Why Do Floods Devastate Balochistan So Intensely?

By Mariyam Suleman Anees
Sixty percent of the houses destroyed across Pakistan in recent floods were in Balochistan. Poor infrastructure and extreme poverty increase vulnerability.
Pakistan’s Deadly Floods Are an Annual Occurrence
August 03, 2022

Pakistan’s Deadly Floods Are an Annual Occurrence

By Somaiyah Hafeez
Why does Karachi flood almost every year during the monsoon season?

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