Pakistan: Another victim of climate change

Weather related disasters hit the country regularly, however, little has been done by the government in adaptation and mitigation to the climate change, writes Zafar Iqbal for the Environment News Service.

Even if the effects of fresh floods in Pakistan could have been prevented if efficient disaster risk reduction mechanisms had been installed in flood-prone areas after the last year's disastrous floods, according to the humanitarian agency Oxfam, the region is already experiencing the harsh effects of climate change, including worsening coastal erosion, floods, drought, and storm surges, and Pakistani needs to take immediate steps.