Pakistan: Rural poor more vulnerable to climate change

A recent study carried out by Oxfam ‘Climate Change, Poverty & Environmental Crisis in the Disaster Prone Areas of Pakistan’ stresses the importance of adaptation to climate change to help people secure their lives and livelihoods; developing new agriculture, water resource and rangeland management systems; and upgrading the fishing practices.

“This report demonstrates clearly how climate change is already affecting the most vulnerable people of developing nations,” said Neva Khan, Oxfam UK Country Director for Pakistan. “It is important that rich countries commit sufficient resources to support adaptation. A fair and adequate climate deal next month in Copenhagen summit is a must,” she added.