Quetta, (Parliament Times) : To deal with the disasters of severe and unexpected climate change, the world must decide on a common and integrated plan of action. Climate change has had severe effects in Pakistan. These views were expressed by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri in a statement. She said that to avoid heavy rains and floods now we have to be serious and to avoid this natural calamity floods we have to put all kinds of political differences aside and make serious efforts to build dams so that our future generations can be protected from the effects of these disasters and due to the expected severe climate changes in the future, in addition to the severe cold and hot seasons, the expected heavy rains and floods can be avoided.
Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri said that climate change the major countries that caused these catastrophic changes should help the countries affected by these devastating changes, especially Pakistan in this difficult situation after the floods. Due to climate change, this year, like last year, Pakistan is particularly affected by the recent unexpected heavy rains and flood situation in Pakistan. The infrastructure of Balochistan province has been severely damaged. Due to this situation, Balochistan is facing serious challenges of climate change. The province is not facing this challenge due to the large-scale damage to crops and undeveloped houses due to unusual rains and floods. To deal with this, the provincial government and its subordinate institutions should work on a comprehensive policy related to climate change. In flood-affected areas, rehabilitation plans and future strategies may focus on the consequences of climate change. Potential losses should be minimized, and plans should be made taking into account changing climatic conditions.
Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri further said that Pakistan is not responsible for climate change, but developed countries, while Pakistan is directly affected by environmental pollution. She said that severe climate change is a big challenge for the whole world, but Pakistan is having more negative effects of this change which Pakistan is dealing with on its own. All countries must deal with the challenges of severe climate change together. It is impossible to resist natural disasters, but steps can be taken to deal with the effects of climate change. The damage is much more than Pakistan can afford, nor any other country in the world.
She said that the construction of dams in Pakistan has become inevitable to deal with severe climate changes expected in the future and it is serious in this regard. Efforts must be made so that our future generations can be protected from the effects of extreme cold and hot weather as well as expected heavy rains and floods.
