{
  "id": 4102086,
  "title": "Pakistan’s response to climate change must be practical: experts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pakistans-response-to-climate-change-must-be-practical-experts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T23:55:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025812/pakistans-response-to-climate-change-must-be-practical-experts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad has seen experts stressing that Pakistan's approach to combating climate change must shift from mere discussion to practical, community-driven action. This collective effort should incorporate scientific knowledge, indigenous wisdom, robust governance, early warning systems, and long-term resilience planning, according to experts gathered for a roundtable discussion. They emphasized that treating climate change as a present-day threat rather than a future concern is crucial. The AGHS Legal Aid Cell organized this event, which featured policymakers, academics, climate experts, journalists, and civil society representatives discussing Pakistan's vulnerability to floods and the need for more resilient, equitable, and effective climate and water governance. The panel, moderated by Ms. Afia Salam, brought together Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik, UNDP Resident Representative Samuel Rizk, Prof. Daanish Mustafa, Dr. Hassan Abbas, and Fazilda Nabeel, among others. Malik highlighted the stagnation in climate action despite decades of discussion, noting Pakistan's minimal carbon footprint compared to major emitters. He called for practical steps, citing China's transformation as a model. Ms. Salam urged Pakistan to move from reactive to preventive measures, emphasizing the immediate impact of recent disasters. Prof. Mustafa stressed the need to address underlying mindsets and assumptions, while Dr. Abbas highlighted the complexity of glacier systems. Fazilda Nabeel stressed the urgency of responding to climate change as a current crisis. UNDP Resident Representative Samuel Rizk pointed to the devastating impact of the 2022 floods and the importance of strengthening early warning systems. The event concluded with a roundtable discussion involving various experts, policymakers, and climate advocates, acknowledging the need to move beyond traditional \"hard fixes\" and confront governance failures in building sustainable climate resilience.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Experts have stressed that Pakistan’s response to climate change must move from discussion to practical, community-centred and accountable action, combining scientific knowledge, indigenous knowledge, effective governance, early warning systems and long-term resilience planning. Participants of roundtable discussion agreed that climate change must be treated as a present reality rather…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}