Essay On Climate Change In Pakistan

Impact of Climate change on Pakistan

History of Pakistan

Assad Najamuddin

12-0925

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Temperature variation and extreme climatic events 4-5

Impact 6-10

• Water

• Health

• Economics

• Tourisms

• Agriculture

Cost to Pakistan 11

Water dispute & Climate 12

Initiatives and conclusion 13

Climate Change:

A change in the statistical distribution of climate over periods of time, which can range from decades to millions of years, is known as climate. This can be a change in distribution, of weather or a change in the characteristics of weather itself. To further understand climate an example can be taken as in the last decade extreme weather events have been seen such as the floods in Pakistan. Lastly climate is not limited to a specific region.

For example, a change in the usual timing of rains or temperatures can affect when plants bloom and set fruit, when insects hatch or when streams are their fullest. This can affect historically synchronized pollination of crops, food for migrating birds, spawning of fish, water supplies for drinking and irrigation, forest health, and etc

INTRODUCTION:

Pakistan is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and varied landscapes and wildlife. However, like many countries, Pakistan is experiencing the effects climate change.

Pakistan is an agro based economy; hence it is directly related to water and susceptible to the effects of climate changes. Lack of modern resources and equipment have acted as an obstacle in monitoring the likelihood of occurrence of extreme events and thus development of short term strategies becomes extremely difficult. As stated before affect of climate change in countries such as Pakistan impact multiple sectors .These sectors...

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However International treaties and etc are being tabled at federal and provincial level. Currently the approach is being applied at local government level. Pakistan needs to divert resources in the development of national plan that will address and outline priority of different issues For Pakistan the two key approaches are are mitigating and adaptation aims to allow vulnerable groups to adjust and live with the changes in the environment and economy. Mitigating is another way where feasible strategies need to be identified to reduce the emissionof CO2 for limiting the magnitude of future climate change.

, Through this approach stakeholders were able to find out response mechanism for reducing the vulnerability of Pakistani. Media should create awareness among the masses , so the impact and consequences are known

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