ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY CHALLENGE AND PAKISTAN’S EFFORTS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE: AN ANALYSIS

Abstract

Climate change poses a significant threat to life on Earth and our future development. Climate change is an important global environmental challenge that disrupts economic, natural, and social systems. The impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on global climate change are several, potentially extremely big, and most likely the most significant long-term environmental problem the world is now facing. Certain countries are more in danger than others due to the unequal distribution of these repercussions. However, the repercussions of climate change will be felt by all communities and countries. Climate change is posing a significant threat to Pakistan's environmental security, affecting all sectors and intensifying weather conditions. Pakistan is facing this crisis due to recent natural disasters such as floods, droughts, heat waves, and heavy rain. The country needs to prioritize securitization of the environment at the national security policy level, as it has been overlooked due to low politics. Despite previous governments implementing policies for environmental protection, the environment still holds immense vulnerabilities for citizens, livestock, agriculture, and the food web. There is a pressing need to focus on proper mitigation and adaptation measures to survive predicted calamities in Pakistan.