Pak-Sweden youth climate dialogue A way forward towards diplomacy.

LAHORE -- The challenges posed by the climate crisis are enorAmous. In these extreme chalAlenges, I found hope in SweAden while parAticipating at Stockholm+50 conference this year. In StockAholm, I saw a transparent sky connecting with land in the highest esthetic and romantic way. From drinkable tap water to clean air, Stockholm has attracted millions of young tourists every year. Clean tap drinking water and a healthy natural environment are core indicators of modern day climate diplomacy. This is a hope where we can start our collecAtive struggle to meet the challenges of climate change.

Today, Climate Change defines globAal challenges, and the global south is at a defining moment. From shiftAing weather patterns and rising sea levels to threatened food production and increased catastrophic flooding, the scope and magnitude of climate change's effects are unprecedented.

The repercussions not only threaten people's livelihoods and impair develAopment, but raise important geopolitiAcal questions that touch upon the heart of international politics, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and access to reAsources such as water, food, and energy.

The climate crisis has the potential to cause significant and highly uncertain impacts on societies, undermining huAman security and increasing the risks of conflict and instability. Addressing them requires a global-level strateAgic and coordinated response. This is where climate diplomacy comes in.

Developing countries, commonly known as the Global South, have inAcreased the depth and breadth of their cooperation in climate diplomacy based on solidarity, shared values, and common needs and interests through South-South Cooperation (SSC). SevAeral milestones, such as the historic Bandung Conference in 1955, the forAmulation of the Group of 77, and the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for PromotAing and Implementing Technical CoopAeration among Developing Countries (BAPA) adopted in 1978. Since 1994, the Commission on Science and TechAnology for Sustainable Development in the South - COMSATS_ an intergovernAmental international organization of 27 member countries is working in the field of socio-economic and technologiAcal development to meet the challenges of sustainable development including climate crisis in the...

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