At least 117 people, including children, died in Pakistan this year due to monsoon rains in late June 2023, of which 55 people died in the month of July, the worst in monsoon rains and floods. Most of the deaths occurred in Punjab province. So far, more than four and a half hundred houses have been damaged, more than 230 people were injured in incidents due to rains or floods, while more than 450 houses were damaged. Meanwhile, the meteorological department has warned of floods in the urban areas of Balochistan and Sindh  and Fresh warning of mountain storm in Punjab's Dera Ghazi Khan district Last year's devastating floods and disease outbreaks in Pakistan killed nearly 2,000 people and left a third of the country under water.
A report by the United Nations Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said that due to continuous climate change, last year more droughts, floods and extreme heat waves were seen around the world, which affected people's lives and jobs. The risks have increased, according to the report, the process of melting glaciers and rising sea levels, which has been going on for thousands of years, will reach a record level in 2022. More than 2,000 people were killed in the coming floods, while this disaster affected 33 million people in total. 8 million people were internally displaced.
The UN report also stated that extreme weather conditions throughout the year have forced huge numbers of people to move, and worsened the situation for many of the 95 million people already living in homelessness. According to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Pakistan's share in the total emission of greenhouse gases worldwide is less than one percent, but Pakistan is paying a heavy price for climate change caused by humans. In the year 2022, Sindh, where the government of the People's Party is in power, had the largest share in the damage caused to Pakistanis by flood disasters. The shocking thing is that the international community did not pay attention to this, but the federal and provincial governments of Pakistan could not give much relief to the people and even today the people affected by the worst floods are looking towards the international community and their governments. The adverse impact of global climate change on Pakistan is also related to the security of the state.
More than 650,000 families affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan were forced to migrate while 7.9 million people were displaced and even after a year, they are still living inhumane lives.
According to the United Nations' Unicef, due to climate change, Pakistan could lose 9% of its annual GDP, which would significantly increase the number of people living below the poverty line. According to the United Nations' Unicef, due to climate change, Pakistan could lose 9% of its annual GDP, which would significantly increase the number of people living below the poverty line. Unseasonal rains have also severely affected Pakistan's agricultural production, which will pose a serious threat to food security in Pakistan.
Pakistan was ranked 92 out of 116 countries on the Global Food Insecurity Index in 2021. If timely measures are not taken to deal with food insecurity and combat the harmful effects of climate change, Pakistan's security may be threatened.
The Himalayan glaciers, which are the main source of water in the country, did not lose as much of their existence during the entire twentieth century as they have since 2000.
Pakistan, which has 23% of its GDP in the agricultural sector and is dependent on the water coming from the glaciers of the Himalayas, so Pakistan must be concerned about it. During the government of Imran Khan, a tree planting campaign was started, which has a global level. It was also acknowledged, but after the end of his government, this campaign came to a standstill. Pakistan needs to build forests, which have been damaged a lot by the timber mafia in 75 years.
Pakistan has been gifted by the nature of Kala Bagh where a large dam can be built at a low cost which will save Sindh from the ravages of floods.But the Kala Bagh Dam project is suspended as part of the political dispute, Pakistan has to pay attention to this inevitable issue.