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Contents
2 Threats
3 Disaster Preparedness
4 See also
5 External links
6 References
Threats
The important climate change threats to Pakistan are:[4]
1. Considerable increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, coupled with
erratic monsoon rains causing frequent and intense floods and droughts;
2. Projected recession of the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan (HKH) glaciers due to global
warming and carbon soot deposits from trans-boundary pollution sources, threatening water
inflows into the Indus River System (IRS);
3. Increased siltation of major dams caused by more frequent and intense floods;
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness Climate change is likely to increase climate-related natural disasters with
the projected increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including floods,
droughts, cyclones, landslides triggered by heavy rains and urban flooding due to congestion of
storm drainage. Climate change projections are scenario based, and hence have some degree of
uncertainty. Nonetheless, there are strong indications that in South Asia, particularly in Pakistan,
climate change is intensifying the above-mentioned hazards. Pakistan is already experiencing
climate change impacts which are too visible to ignore. Most disasters or hazards that lead to
destruction cannot be prevented; their impact however, can be minimized by adaptation and
preparedness measures.