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Once again, the monsoon rains have sank a vast part of Pakistan. The villages were submerged, the fields of the fields were destroyed and the families were displaced. Such disasters are often described as “actions of God”. However, the evidence rapidly shows that these floods are less about nature’s attitudes and more about human neglect.
Pakistan contributes less than one percent to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it is one of the highest climate -driven countries. Changing rain samples, icy melting and extraordinary monsoon have intensified the risks of floods. But climate change is just part of the story. Non -planned development, malfunction, weak governance and fragile infrastructure transforms natural risks, called the World Bank “Unnatural Disasters”.
According to the National Disaster Management Authority, at least 910 people, including 241 children, have lost rain and flood related incidents since June 26. Another 1,044 was injured, 7,850 houses were destroyed and 6,180 cattle were killed. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa suffered the most losses with 504 deaths, followed by Punjab 234. Sindh, Balochistan, Gilgit -Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad also reported dozens of deaths.
The pattern is regrettable: Extreme weather has been promoted through systemic weaknesses. Key factors are:
< Objects on Aquatic passages: Flood fields and rivers have been used through illegal housing and commercial expansion. When it rains, natural channels are blocked, and pushes water into cities and villages.
< The aging system: Irrigation networks built decades ago are failing. The filled rivers, cut off back and out streams cannot cope with today’s flow.
< The forest harvest and the mud cutting: Large tree cutting accelerates run -off. With low soil to absorb water, the turents run down at a dangerous speed.
< Urban chaos: City, especially Karachi, lack the modern water system. Solid garbage dispute drains and poor designed roads trap rainwater.
< Weak governance: Inadequate preparation for non -planned road construction, poor implementation of zoning rules and destruction means that when the flood strikes, the aid is slow and the loss is severe.
Discussion on dams is restless. Civil society expert Nasser Memon has taken precautionary measures, “Dams can provide partial relief from the delay in flood flow, but they cannot prevent massive floods. Pakistan’s major dams can store 6-7 million acre feet. In 2010, more than 50 MAF water is flowing in Sindh.” The worst, the worst, the worst, the worst in the flood drains, the worst of the floods in small dams in small dams, the worst of the small dams in the small dams of the flood, the worst of the small dams in the small dams, the smaller dams in the small dams, the smaller dams in the small dams, the smaller dams in the small dams.
If Pakistan continues to behave as a unilateral emergency, the damage will only deepen. Climate change is intensifying and the margin of error is shrinking. These floods are not just rain incidents. They are serious warnings.
This indicates the truth without governance reform.
From the point of view of the community, the crisis is severe. Gilgit resident Ahmad Dost warned, “In the Gilgit, Chitral and Kashmir, forests once showed obstacles against cutting and rapid flow. With the reckless cutting of trees, heavy rains now affect the floods, even though the locals have to cry out.
Lessons from other countries
After the 1953 floods, the Netherlands launched the Delta Works Project-DIKS, obstacles to storm rise, restoration of wet areas and strict rules of land use. It moved from “fighting water” to “living with water”. Even today, even heavy rainfall is rarely caused great damage.
Pakistan should adopt a similar systemic shift. The solution requires not only concrete but also harmony, implementation and remote concern.
* Invest in flexible reserves, back and drainage – but recognize the limits of these dams.
* Implement construction in rivers and floods.
* Launch a forest harvest drive across the country to reduce the run -off.
* Re -design urban drainage to prevent chronic water logging.
* Strengthen the preliminary warning system and the preparation of local destruction.
The Framework of the World Bank’s risk of destruction has increased the urgency, emphasizing three pillars.
< Information: Transfer to the risk -tracking plan through local destruction and climate modeling.
< Organization: Strengthen harmony between NDMA, PDMA, irrigation departments and federal authorities.
< Infrastructure: Build climate infrastructure by eliminating unsafe development in weak areas.
If Pakistan continues to behave as a unilateral emergency, the damage will only deepen. Climate change is intensifying and the margin of error is shrinking. These floods are not just rain incidents. They are serious warnings.
As the World Bank notes, “climate risks can be natural, but most disasters are human.” Whether Pakistan works on this advice, it will determine whether the next monsoon brings flexibility – or the second round of destruction.
The author is a gender and development professional. It can be arrived at Sanakhansada 4@gmail.com
