Pakistan’s Climate Catastrophe: Lessons for the World
To prevent global disasters such as the current unprecedented flooding in Pakistan, developed countries absolutely must act now to slow and halt climate change.
To prevent global disasters such as the current unprecedented flooding in Pakistan, developed countries absolutely must act now to slow and halt climate change.
As extreme weather events grow in intensity and frequency, nowhere is guaranteed to be safe from danger, as New Yorkers discovered on 1 September 2021 when Hurricane Ida struck causing floods that led to some 29 deaths and shut down much of the subway system.
A multi-faceted approach to disaster risk reduction that incorporates a lens of interconnectivity is necessary for building long-term resilience of communities and ecosystems.