Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Chairperson Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday termed continued cuts in climate allocations “shocking”, warning that Pakistan was entering a period of heightened climate vulnerability marked by intensifying heatwaves, accelerated glacier melt, erratic rainfall, worsening water insecurity and growing environmental stress in urban centres. Chairing a meeting of the committee, Sherry Rehman expressed concern over the shrinking Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) allocation for the climate ministry, which stands at Rs2. 478 billion for 2026-27 after declining from Rs3. 5bn to Rs2. 7bn in the previous fiscal year
Climate budget cuts ‘shocking’ as Pakistan faces worsening climate risks, Senate panel told
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