Geneva moot and the road ahead.

In 2022, Pakistan became the poster child for the climate crisis confronting our world, today. In 2023, Pakistan should become a model of global climate action towards a climate resilient future.

The country has consistently ranked among the top 10 countries in terms of vulnerability to climate change despite being a very small con-tributor to it.

The 2022 flooding has further magnified the extent of this vul-nerability, and the need for policy action towards resilient recovery and adaptability. The Government of Pakistan, in this regards, has been working to draft a strategic policy framework for reconstruction and rehabilitation. In this colossal effort, the country has found a helping hand from the United Nations.

The UN and Pakistan have joined hands to help the country confront the challenge of climate resilience. For this purpose, the Interna-tional Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan was organised on 9th January, 2023. The Conference was co-hosted by both Pakistan and the United Nations, and brought together Governments, leaders from the public and private sectors and civil society to support the people and the Government of Pakistan in their efforts to overcome the enormous chal-lenge of reconstruction and rehabilitation, following the 2022 floods.

At the Conference, Pakistan officially presented its Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction (4R) Framework outlining a strategic plan for flood recovery and rehabilitation. An important aspect of the framework was the critical need for financial resourcing. The official doc-ument highlighted that $16.3 billion will be needed in all. Pakistan's government aims to cover half that amount with 'domestic resources', in-cluding its development budget and through public-private partnerships, and was looking to the international community to cover the remainder.

For Pakistan, the International Conference was a diplomatic success as the country was able to secure pledges of over $10 billion...

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