Cotton cultivation may migrate to northern areas

On what Pakistan is doing in response to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-26), Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam stated that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is a harsh awakening for the entire globe.

Mr. Malik was speaking at a debate on the IPCC report, which was hosted here by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI).

Pakistan is in climate chaos, we are seeing floods, droughts, wildfires, and high temperatures, Malik said. He added Pakistan was seeing loss and damage including in the economy and even if we get our emission to zero, we will still face it. Malik said that Pakistan has done a lot till now as we want to make Pakistan clean.

Dr. Shafqat Munir from SDPI said that in the climate arena we are heading for tipping point and if nothing is done, we will have a humanitarian crisis. He said that countries in South Asia are in more danger and we must act now. He opined that cotton growing areas in Punjab and Sindh will shift even to northern areas due to climate change.