Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked the international community to fulfill its promises on climatic finances, stating that loading more debt in vulnerable nations is not a solution to the climate crisis.
Prime Minister Shehbaz highlighted Pakistan’s acute vulnerability, noting that the country is still recovering from the devastating floods of 2022 that caused more than $ 30 billion in losses. He added that this year’s monzón season has already “impacted more than five million people, destroyed 4,100 villages and claimed more than 1,000 precious lives.”
Despite contributing less than 1% to world emissions of greenhouse gases, Pakistan “has impacts beyond our participation,” the prime minister emphasized. However, he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to his climatic objectives, since he has already achieved his unconditional objective of a 15% reduction in the broadcasts projected by 2030.
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Despite the minimum role of Pakistan in causing global emissions, the prime minister said that the country has a disproportionate burden of impacts. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to climatic action, announcing new objectives to generate 62% of energy from renewable and hydroelectric energies in 2035 and change 30% of transport to electricity.
The official data of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reveal the large number of the 2025 monsoon season, registering at least 956 deaths and 1,062 injuries between June 26 and September 12.
The human loss was more acute in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, with 504 and 268 deaths respectively, mainly due to sudden floods and construction collapses. The destruction extended to the infrastructure, with more than 8,480 damaged houses, almost 6,500 lost cattle and more than 1,100 kilometers of roads and bridges destroyed throughout the country.
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In response, a large -scale aid effort was set up, which involved 5.399 rescue operations that evacuated about 2.8 million people, while help and doctors camps provided refuge to 101,000 displaced people and treatment for more than 355,000 patients.
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, requested new ambitious national plans. “Cleaning is competitive, and climate action is essential,” he said, pressing for a clear strategy to deliver $ 1.3 billion in annual climatic finances.
He urged nations to present new solid climatic plans by 2035, stressing that the next COP30 in Brazil must offer a “credible global response plan.” This includes a specific path to mobilize the $ 1.3 billion annual agreed in climatic finances by 2035.
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Guterres also requested an “effective relief of debt” for developing nations, which suffer more than one crisis that made less to cause.
