Pakistan Tales on the edge of the environmental valley. Of the highest climate -powered countries, it tolerates extreme heat, apocalyptic flood, prolonged drought and air pollution.
The annual smog that surrounds urban centers is not just inconvenient – this is a wider rule failure. Meanwhile, rural parties look helplessly when their worlds are broken: Glaciers retreat, monsoon becomes unusual, and fertile lands turn into dust.
Nevertheless, concerns about climate change are a margin because politics is dominated by national dialogue, only comes the scene when destruction is facing. An active approach, made on long -term flexibility, is a clear way forward. But what are we willing to do about it?
Dawn’s ‘breath Pakistan’ campaign is an attempt to make the center of national dialogue. However, Pakistan needs a lot of need – it needs a revolution in environmental rule.
This calls for unprecedented harmony between stakeholders: government agencies, industry leaders, international partners, researchers, CSOs and communities. The time has passed for symbolic gestures and non -binding promises.
Basic shifts are needed in the path ahead. First, climate change should be increased to the highest level of terrorism and economic stability as well as national security concerns. This means eliminating the environmental protection framework with large -scale investment, strict emission control, and massive investment in public transportation for pollution.
The urban planning should be the axis from concrete gangel expansion to green development, with the strict protection of the rest of the urban forests. Agriculture, which supports an accident and climate change, also requires immediate correction.
Pakistan’s excessive dependence on water -related crops has eliminated the underground reserves. The solution is to introduce drought -resistant crop varieties, implement the water smart irrigation system, and to encourage farmers to adopt climate -related techniques. This revolution should cooperate through a parallel energy transfer, which takes advantage of our renewable resources, namely solar, air and hydroelectric power.
The private sector, which is often seen as part of the problem, should be resolved. Corporate accountability should be negotiated on carbon footprints with tax concessions for sustainable business methods.
International partners of Pakistan also have a role – to help chart the sustainable path, the methodology of getting rid of debt related to green development, transfer of knowledge, and climate support is essential.
Environmental education requires restoration of radicalism. Pakistan needs comprehensive climate literacy programs in the school and university curriculum. Media outlets should move beyond the coverage of destruction by maintaining environmental journalism, investigating the causes of roots and highlighting solutions. At the lower level, change begins, and public participation is inevitable.
The change of climate change of Pakistan depends on the ability to understand our time as a descriptive challenge. Either we work now, or we hand over the future of disaster.
Dawn, appeared on February 6, 2025
