Climate change is a human rights issue
From the Blog fatimaarifStart discussing environmental issues with someone who is not part of the subject and the discussion is usually going to end with the statement that we have far worse issues to deal with and giving priority to environmental issues is the problem of the first world. This is far from the truth. In fact climate change is a human rights issue and it is time that we own it. According to German Watch Climate Risk Index 2015, Pakistan is the 6th most affected county by climate change. Following five major risks related to climate change have been listed in a World Bank report: - Rise in sea level - Glacial retreats - Floods - Higher average temperature - Higher frequency of droughts Unfortunately Pakistan faces all these risks first hand. Recent reports are suggesting pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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