Pakistan big threat isn’t terrorism but climate change

 Pakistan’s policies much focus on short –term conventional threats . but  a potentially
devastating danger lurks in the shadows: climate change.
  As the impact of global warming continues to grow, the political and
economic instability it brings will threaten Pakistan’s security.
 In 2007-2008, a Gallup poll found that only 34 percent of Pakistanis were
aware of climate change, and only 24 percent considered it a serious threat.
 Impacts on Pakistan
o It is believed by many experts that the downfall of pakistan’s agriculture is due to floods
and droughts ,
 Currently agriculture is responsible only for 21.4 % of pakistan’s GDP
o  Catastrophic floods displaced millions, and severe droughts in Thar
and Balochistan portend the damage global warming can cause. 
o In Karachi approximately 1200 people died due to heatwave
o KARACHI : Perhaps the biggest security threat facing Pakistan today
is the possibility of climate change and environmental factors
destabilizing Karachi, which is regarded as the country’s economic
backbone
 With a population of approximately 17 million people, the city
attracts almost a million migrants every year due to its vast
pool of employment opportunities, per a report by Express
Tribune.
 It is also Pakistan’s main port city, and accounts for 42 percent
of its total GDP.
 It generates about half of Pakistan’s tax revenue, and houses
its stock exchange, central bank, and the priciest real estate in
the country, according to the CEO of real estate portal
Zameen.com.
 Rising sea level Sea
 Instability to the ecosystem due to erosion of land and
inhospitable to mangrove trees and people
o  mangrove forests has decreased from 400,000
hectares in 1945 to 70,000 hectares
o According to the World Wildlife Federation
(WWF), the mangrove trees play a critical role in
buffering the coastline from erosion caused by
waves and storms.
  Dr. Inam of the NIO agrees that the danger is imminent unless
drastic actions are taken. “Time for Karachi is quickly running
out,” he said. “Some parts of Karachi’s Malir have already gone
under water. And with the current rate of climate change, the
economic hub of Pakistan has 35 to 45 years before it
completely submerges into the Arabian Sea.”
o PAKISTAN’S RESPONSE:
o Currently, Pakistan has allocated 58.8 million rupees to combat
climate change, a commitment that must be increased.