United Nations

3 mn readAccording to the global climate risk index, Pakistan is ranked in the top ten most vulnerable countries in the world due to its geographical location in terms of climate change. As Pakistan is situated near the equator, weather events are usually intense here. A couple of weeks back, Pakistan faced critical heat waves in almost all plain areas of the country. After a long tenure of heat waves in June, unprecedented monsoon rains and floods demolished the infrastructure in the country in July and August. More than 500 people have already lost their lives and more than 600 people are injured.