Pakistan's climate change minister highlights a 'crisis of injustice' as the nation endures severe flooding and extreme weather, leading to multiple fatalities and widespread destruction. This year alone, 32 deaths in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were reported due to monsoon rains. The minister criticizes the inequitable allocation of climate funding, calling it a moral gap rather than merely a funding gap. He emphasizes that Pakistan requires significant annual investments to address climate challenges, despite contributing minimally to global CO2 emissions. The nation's dire situation has been recognized in the Climate Rate Index report of 2025, identifying Pakistan as the most affected country based on recent data.
I don't look at this as a crisis of climate. I look at this as a crisis of justice and this lopsided allocation that we are talking about, Pakistan's climate change minister, Musadiq Malik, told Al Jazeera.
This lopsided allocation of green funding, I don't look at it as a funding gap. I look at it as a moral gap.
Pakistan needed an annual investment of $40 to $50bn until 2050 to meet its looming climate change challenges despite being responsible for about half a percent of global CO2 emissions.
The Climate Rate Index report in 2025 put Pakistan top of the list of the most affected countries based on 2022 data.
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