Climate Agenda.

Economic Affairs Minister Ayaz Sadiq's visit to Baku to attend the Summit of the Contact Group of the Non-Aligned Movement to Combat Covid-19 comes at an important time. The government did well to submit its 'build forward better' plan for global food security and combating climate change at a time when attention from the issue has drifted away. After the devastating floods last year, Pakistan was in the spotlight in the debate for action on climate change, but we have seen this focus slowly ebb away as time has passed and relief efforts have slowed down.

However, for us here at home, the threat remains as great as ever. Yearly spells of smog, worsening and more unpredictable rain patterns, water scarcity, glacial melt and a whole host of other reasons should ensure that the climate crisis remains at the forefront of our domestic and international agenda. There is a need to move towards sustainability, disaster prevention and mitigation efforts, however, action on all of these aspects require funding which we are in...