Climate change: IMF disregard.

IMF's primary objective is to promote global economic stability and growth. Its mandate involves providing financial assistance to member countries facing economic crisis and offering policy advice and technical assistance to ensure sustainable development. The institution's actions are governed by strict guidelines and principles of fiscal responsibility and accountability. This approach, however, relies primary on monetary self-gain and fails to consider other pressing factors. This seems to be particularly in the case of Pakistan as recent accusations by activists claim that IMF is exacerbating the climate catastrophe rather than paving a sustainable path forward.

Climate change is undoubtedly one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Critics argue that IMF's lending programmes do not adequately address the environmental consequences of economic policies in borrowing countries. They contend that IMF fails to condition its financial assistance on the implementation of environmental safeguards, ultimately contributing more to the crisis. Here, IMF faces a delicate situation in addressing economic stability and climate change...