Rising climate threat.

Last week, a World Bank delegation led by the regional director for sustainable development for South Asia revealed that 7.6 million people in Pakistan will face food insecurity by 2030. This is not the first time Pakistan has been warned of its vulnerability to climate change and subsequent effects. Unfortunately, those at the helm still appear reluctant to acknowledge the glaring climate challenge and form a coherent strategy to limit these effects.

The floods in 2022 severely devastated parts of the country plunging them into the stone ages. Due to this, Pakistan will struggle to meet the UN Sustainable Development Agenda by 2030. Most flood-affected regions were already lacking in infrastructure and faced deprivation. Now millions have been displaced and lost their means of income. In the coming years, shifts in weather patterns are expected to intensify, which will eventually cause mass migration and displacement, hunger, and disease. These issues will also contribute to gender-based violence, high levels of unemployment, and a potential health crisis. Women particularly will be faced with...