Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday underlined that despite being one of the lowest emitters of carbon emissions, Pakistan was the most adversely impacted by the climate change.
He stressed that the developed countries must step up their climate efforts, including towards the provision of predictable climate finance for mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change in the developing world.
The Foreign Minister was talking to a U.S. Congressional delegation (CODEL), which led by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee called on him here. Her delegation included Congressman Thomas Souzzi and Congressman Al Green.
The delegation is visiting Pakistan from 4-6 September 2022.
The Foreign Minister appreciated the delegation s visit to Pakistan at this time when super floods had ravaged the country.
He underscored that Pakistan has undergone floods of historic proportions. More than 1300 lives have been lost; over 33 million people are affected; over 4 million acres of crops have been washed away; and close to a million livestock have perished, he added.
The Foreign Minister said that, currently, the government was fully engaged in the rescue and relief efforts.
He emphasized that rehabilitation of the millions impacted and reconstruction of critical infrastructure required enormous resources which was a huge challenge.