Farmers affected by the devastating 2022 floods in Pakistan have announced plans to file a climate justice claim in German court against two major global carbon emitters. They say the unprecedented disaster highlighted Pakistan’s extreme vulnerability to climate change despite its minimal contribution to global emissions. Read More: Pakistani farmers seek €1m in climate damages from German firms The […]
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Disasters cause $3.26 trillion in global agricultural losses
Disasters have inflicted a staggering $3.26 trillion in agricultural losses worldwide over the past 33 years, averaging $99 billion annually, or roughly four per cent of global agricultural GDP, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The report, Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025, underscores the growing […]
UN unveils $42m flood recovery plan for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has unveiled a six-month response strategy to support Pakistan’s early recovery efforts after this year’s monsoon floods. The plan focuses on humanitarian and early recovery activities across 14 priority districts in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). According to a new UN-OCHA […]
Pakistani flood-hit farmers to sue German companies
KARACHI: A group of Pakistani farmers affected by the 2022 floods has initiated legal action against two of Germany’s biggest corporations—energy firm RWE and cement producer Heidelberg—accusing them of contributing to climate change that devastated their livelihoods, The Guardian reported. Lawyers representing 43 farmers from Sindh have issued formal notices to both companies, indicating their […]
Pakistan floods death toll rises to 1006 amid economic concerns
The death toll from Pakistan floods has reached 1006, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Officials said torrential rains and flash floods have devastated several regions, leaving families in grief. Rescue and restoration teams continue to reach affected areas while assessing the scale of destruction. READ MORE:CTD kills 10 terrorists near Quetta, thwarts major […]
UN warns Pakistan floods could trigger food crisis
Torrential rains and floods have devastated farmland across Pakistan, raising fears of food shortages and rising inflation. The disaster has wiped out crops, livestock, schools, and homes, especially in Punjab, the country’s top food-producing region. Nearly 50 people have died, and over 2 million have been affected. More than 700,000 people have been evacuated. The […]
Pregnant women struggle to find care after Pakistan’s floods
Rajanpur: The first five months of Shakeela Bibi’s pregnancy were smooth. She picked out a name, Uthman, made him clothes and furniture. She had regular checkups at home and access to medicine. Then an ultrasound revealed the baby was upside down. The doctor told Bibi to take extra care and rest. And then came this […]
Climate change likely made Pakistan’s extreme rainfall more intense
LONDON: Climate change likely made Pakistan’s extreme rainfall more intense. The t0rrential monsoon that has submerged more than a third of Pakistan was a one in a hundred-year event likely made more intense by climate change, scientists said on Thursday. In the hardest-hit areas of Sindh and Balochistan provinces, where August rainfall was seven to […]
‘A matter of honour’: Women forced to stay in flooded Punjab village
BASTI AHMAD DIN: The 400 residents of Basti Ahmad Din, a tiny village left surrounded by floodwater after torrential monsoon rains, are facing starvation and disease. But they have refused pleas to evacuate. Leaving for a relief camp would mean the women of the village mingling with men outside their families, residents told AFP, and that […]
Shame, misery as Pakistan floods leave many without toilets
FAZILPUR: The stench of decay hangs over a makeshift camp in Pakistan’s south, where hundreds of locals have sought shelter from the devastating monsoon floods that have put nearly a third of the country under water. In Punjab province, dozens of tents are perched in the area around a small rural railway station — the […]