Climate Change is a Huge Threat for Economic Prosperity of Pakistan

Author: Adil Riaz Gondal – AC PMS|CSS-2022
Outline

1. 1. 1. Introduction:

         a. Failure to recognize climate change as economic threat
         b. Climate change and economic parameters

      2. Climate change as a huge threat for the economic prosperity of Pakistan:

         a. Decreasing agricultural yield-impact on economy:

         i. 6-18% Decrease in agricultural production, Journal on Environment Sciences of South Asia.

         b. Infrastructural lasers due to excessive floods.

         i. Loss of US $ 9.6 billion in 2010 floods of Pakistan

         ii. Loss of US $25 billion till low

         c. Increasing global temperature- an alert of food insecurity for Pakistan:

         i. Pakistan among top 10 most vulnerable countries in world, 2014 German watch index.

         d. prolonged droughts – burden on public exchequer:

         i. Droughts of Sindh and Baluchistan, Global climate change impact study Center [GCCISC]

         e. Negative impact on marine life-impacting economy:

         i. Acidity of Arabian sea increased by 10%.

         ii. Marine economy reduced by 25%. In last decade.

         f. Increasing energy consumption:

         i. Severe increase in temperature and heat waves resulted in more energy consumptions.

         g. Mass exodus – A burden for governing authorities:

         i. Climate-led migrations of Six Tehsils of Thatta

         ii. Population boom and urbanization.

         h. Industrial fallout-decreases in public health care expenses:

         i. Natural disasters and health expenses.

         ii. Climate change resulting in wide range of diseases.

         i. Wide range of diseases-increase in public health care expenses:

         i. Natural disasters and health expenses

         ii. Climate change resulting in wide range of disease

         j. Destructive cyclones- infrastructural and human lasses:

         i. Massive economic burden: intergovernmental panel on climate change, 2014.

         k. Increasing trade deficit- imbalanced demand-supply curve in Pakistan:

         i. Climate change has directly impacted imposts.

         ii. Increasing demands increases trade deficit.

         l. Increasing sea levels- a threat to populous and metropolitan cities.

         i. On average, the Arabian Sea engulfs 80 acres a day.

         m. Lower local production and higher demand mantra – jolting economy of Pakistan:

         i. Climate change as lowering factors in agricultural, industrial and severe related production.

      3. Conclusion