Beyond the long-term challenge of tackling climate change, Pakistan is facing an overwhelming list of immediate challenges. Whether — and how — rich countries should help poorer nations cope with such destruction remains an open question. Researchers at the Basque Centre for Climate Change have estimated that developing countries could suffer losses of $580 billion in 2030. At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, Pakistan’s climate change minister, Sherry Rehman, warned of “recovery traps”. Crisis after crisisEven before the floods, Pakistan was already in crisis.

Source: The Nation March 13, 2023 13:08 UTC