A brief intro to Climate change. it is part 1 after reading part 2, you will be able to decide whether should called climate change or weather change.

1. CLIMATE
CHANGE IN
PAKISTAN
(Solution and Key
recommendations)
Presented By:
FILZA AHMED KHAN
MINZA MUMTAZ

2. INTRODUCTION
– Pakistan is an agrarian country whose most of the economy is
based on agriculture.
– Climate of Pakistan lies in the subtropical arid zone and most of
the country is subjected to a semi-arid climate.
– According to UNFCCC: ”a change of climate which is attributed
directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition
of the global atmosphere which is in addition to natural climate
variability observed over a comparable period of time”

3. CAUSES OF CLIMATE
CHANGE IN PAKISTAN.
– Deforestation: In 2010 only 5.2% of
land was covered in Pakistan, however
20-30% of the land must be covered
with forest.
– Green house gases: Burning of fossil
fuels, use of aerosol sprays, emission of
untreated gases from factories.
– Increasing livestock farming,
– Excessive use of fertilizers and many
more.

4. CONSEQUENCES OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
– Less snow and rainfall.
– High temperature.
– Drought and famine
– Rising sea level due to melting of
glaciers.
– Risks for wildlife/natural resources.
– Capricious storm pattern.
– Wild and marine life extinction.
– etc

5. CLIMATE CATASTROPHES IN
PAKISTAN
– Pakistan Floods 2010: (Around 2000 people died and over 20 million
affected)
– Tropical cyclone Gonu (2007), Phet 2010, also proved devastating in
the recent past history of Pakistan.
– 1998-2002 series of Droughts: At least 1.2 million people in
Baluchistan were affected by drought, and over hundreds of people
died, mostly because of dehydration, Millions of animals perished.
– Heat Waves 1978, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2019.

6. EFFECT ON WATER
RESOURCES.
– Water resources are inextricably linked with climate; hence, the projected
climate change has serious implications for Pakistan’s water resources.
– This resource is being exploited heavily and particularly in some hyper-arid
areas to the extent of criminality.
– Pakistan has moved from a water affluent country to water stressed country. In
1947, per capita water availability was 5000 cubic meter, which has currently
decreased to around 1000 cubic meter, and projected to decrease to 800 cubic
meter per capita by the year 2025

7. EFFECT ON
FORESTS.
– The total area under forests in the
country was only 4.34 million ha (5%) out
of which 3.44 million ha were state
owned while the tree cover on farmlands
and in private forests was 0.78 million ha
(0.88%). (FAO,2007).
– By the increased rate of deforestation,
the country’s forest cover is alarmingly on
the verge of disappearance.
– Average an area of 31,658 ha (-0.75%) of
natural forests is cleared or deforested
each year in Pakistan.
– The forests of Pakistan reflect great
physiographic, climatic and edaphic
contrasts in the country.

8. IMPACT ON FORESTY
– Loss of Biodiversity.
– More frequent forest fires
resulting in deforestation.
– Soil erosion and landslides.
– Shifting of forest areas
northwards (to cooler places)

9. KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
– The key recommendation is to plant as much trees
as possible to balance climate change.
– Trees can provide copious amount of oxygen,
absorb carbon dioxide, increase rate of
precipitation.
– In short we can say that plating tree is all in one
solution.
– We should have to reduce waste lands and try to
make it greener.
– Urban forest is the recent innovation through
which we can grow forest in a city.

10. – Each person can plant trees
once in a while to maintain
the ecosystem.
– Groups can be formed to
decrease deforestation.
– Plantation weeks in
Pakistan.
– Public awareness sessions.
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS