Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan

Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan

Pakistan is characterized by diverse topography, ecosystems, and climate zones. Rich in natural resources, including fertile agricultural lands, natural gas reserves, and mineral deposits, Pakistan faces challenges in balancing competing objectives...

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Main Authors: World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila 2021
Subjects:
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626481632465150891/Pakistan-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36372
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spelling okr-10986-363722021-10-14T05:11:00Z Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan World Bank Group Asian Development Bank CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION NATURAL DISASTER HEATWAVE DROUGHT FLOOD Pakistan is characterized by diverse topography, ecosystems, and climate zones. Rich in natural resources, including fertile agricultural lands, natural gas reserves, and mineral deposits, Pakistan faces challenges in balancing competing objectives between economic development and environmental protection. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Pakistan. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of Pakistan, therefore potentially excluding some international influences and localized impacts. The core data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank Group’s (WBG) climate change knowledge portal (CCKP), incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This document is primarily meant for WBG and Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff to inform their climate actions and to direct readers to many useful sources of secondary data and research. 2021-10-13T19:48:32Z 2021-10-13T19:48:32Z 2021-09-24 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626481632465150891/Pakistan-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36372 English CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo World Bank and Asian Development Bank World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment South Asia Pakistan
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CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
spellingShingle CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE RISK
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan
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Pakistan
description Pakistan is characterized by diverse topography, ecosystems, and climate zones. Rich in natural resources, including fertile agricultural lands, natural gas reserves, and mineral deposits, Pakistan faces challenges in balancing competing objectives between economic development and environmental protection. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Pakistan. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of Pakistan, therefore potentially excluding some international influences and localized impacts. The core data presented is sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank Group’s (WBG) climate change knowledge portal (CCKP), incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This document is primarily meant for WBG and Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff to inform their climate actions and to direct readers to many useful sources of secondary data and research.
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author World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
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Asian Development Bank
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title Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan
title_short Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan
title_full Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan
title_fullStr Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Climate Risk Country Profile : Pakistan
title_sort climate risk country profile : pakistan
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626481632465150891/Pakistan-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36372
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