TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Disaster diplomacy in the wake of the 2022 Pakistan floods
JO  - Lancet. Planetary health
A1  - Wyns, Arthur
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In the summer of 2022, a climate-fuelled disaster hit Pakistan on a scale not seen before in the region.     Extensive droughts were followed by monsoon rains that brought more than three-times the usual rainfall. The flooding that ensued submerged 10% of Pakistan's land, affected more than 33 million people, destroyed 1·7 million homes, and cost the lives of nearly 1400 people. It has wiped at least 3-4% of Pakistan's GDP off the books, according to the country's planning minister, Ahsan Iqbal.   Climate change played a key role in exacerbating the extreme rainfall that led to the flooding, according to a rapid attribution study. However, the scale and impact of the disaster was also driven by the country's historically rooted vulnerabilities and inequalities.     The Pakistan floods occurred during a summer of climate extremes in the northern hemisphere, with extreme heat, drought, and wildfires across much of China, Europe, and the USA. Not all climate disasters are experienced equally, however; both between and within countries, disadvantaged groups suffer the most..<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2542-5196
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00240-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -