Nature is wild don`t mess with
it. Climate change is a most advanced threat to the planet we as mankind have
established in the name of advancement, perhaps. The warming of the climate at a
global level is not undeniable now. Today, many factors are contributing to it,
chiefly in the form of air annihilation by exhaling catastrophic substances,
even though we know that we cannot live without it. One of the greatest
pressures exerted on climate is by GHGs (greenhouse gases) without which we
cannot survive, and perpetuate our development even further. Pakistan is a
country of circumstances from the very first day, so challenges are not new. But
one of the most prevalent current threats for the country is vulnerability to
climate change. Pakistan among the emitters of GHGs is on 135th number, with the
domestic energy sector comprising of half of emissions (50%), and even though
the country is currently producing 0.8% of the global GHGs emissions, we are
still at risk because of the interconnected nature of the issue.
Agriculture constitutes the largest sector of Pakistan`s economy, which is
climate sensitive, and it contributes about 24% of the total GDP (gross domestic
product) and the majority of the population is attached with it straightly or
circuitously. Due to high population there is already a stress on land, and
natural resources are leading to severe degradation, and because of the
additional pressure of climate is difficult to maintain these assets.
Furthermore, large swathes of soil in Pakistan are being subjected to land
degradation because of the following factors: water erosion (17%), wind erosion
(8%), and salinity (9%). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of
United Nations (FAO) about 986,000 hectares standing crops were adversely
affected by the 2014 monsoon rains. Further, the irrigation system is more
acutely affected over flooding and intensive rain during summer.
Consequently, the number of disasters in Pakistan is 707 a year doubled from
1990s. Pakistani rivers are mainly dominated by the Hindu Kush, Himalaya, and
Karakorum mountain ranges. Due to rise in temperatures, the glacier of Siachen
lost its 17% ice mass. Due to high points of melting water flows – since
Pakistan does not have enough infrastructure to manage such water - this creates
disaster in the most populated, advanced, and agricultural province of the
country, Punjab. In summer 2010, according to governmental data, 20 million
people were directly affected by the flood, making it the most disastrous flood
in the history of Pakistan. Additionally, the Public building damage was about 1
billion USD, and the flood covered the whole landmass till the Indus Basin end.
Worryingly, the temperature range of 1960 to 2007 was 0.24 degrees per decade,
which is globally high enough to increase the temperatures in Pakistani
territory about 2 to 3 Degree Celsius within the next few years.
Climate change also affects economies and developmental growth of countries.
According to the Climate Risk Index, Pakistan lost 2,183.10 million USD, and the
GDP was slowed down at a rate of 0.73during last few years. It is thus a great
sign of worry for the leadership in Pakistan to lose such capital and suffer
developmental decline, since we are a small and developing state. Growing use of
fossil fuels in the energy sector and transport, rapid industrialization is also
a matter of concern for Pakistanis.
Deforestation is on peak, timber mafia is currently a strongest and most
advances threat to a green life of Pakistan. Rapid urbanization is reducing
forests as the population needs to be placed on the spots of trees.
Environmental protection agency of Pakistan is nerved down in front of political
and governmental demi gods.
As per conservative estimates, Pakistan needs 1 billion rupees a day to overcome
its pollution anomalies according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
Rise in sea level, coastal erosion. Heat-waves are also a major cause of
climatic change contributing in this dilemma of demolition with result of 12000
causalities till today. The National Climate Policy was introduced, but was duly
shelved afterwards. It is now a global consensus that development have to be
sustainable, and renewable resources should be used in place of non-renewable
resources to compete in this world society.
Reforestation is critically needed in country otherwise weather, and
climatic conditions will be prove hell for Pakistanis. Almost 23 billion tress
are needed to be replanted in country wide areas to make a mysterious Pakistan
again a good one. To maintain a healthy living environment, there has to be a
climate adaptation strategy, proper infrastructure, and a superlative irrigation
system, to get healthy green-lands again. Not only humans are suffering from
these conditions climate change is also related to the economy, and it will this
time gave a big blow to Pakistan`s economy who is already suffering.