Pakistan’s flooding is a combination of corruption, mismanagement, and climate change.
Pakistan is currently experiencing one of the worst environmental disasters in the world. One-third of the country is under water. Over 1325 people have died and 33 million have been impacted. The latest statistics show that over 1600 have been injured, 325,000 homes destroyed, 735,000 livestock lost, and 2 million acres of crops damaged — numbers which are likely to increase. According to a rough assessment by Atlantic Council’s Uzair Younus and economist Ammar Khan, the direct damage to roads, homes, livestock, and crops is over $3 billion, which is an astronomical amount for a developing country like Pakistan.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The Pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids — the relentless impact of epochal levels of rain and flooding” as he made a flash $160 million aid appeal for the country. He also issued a dire warning: “Today it is Pakistan, tomorrow it could be your country.” While people are called into action to provide immediate relief, the looming question is: How did this happen?
Pakistan is no stranger to floods or earthquakes or other natural disasters and experiences a monsoon season every year. For some, Pakistan has not invested enough in climate-resilient infrastructure while for others, there is no way that Pakistan could have been prepared for this massive flooding. But the truth lies somewhere in the middle of mismanagement and...
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