Climate and Food Security: How Emissions Are Threatening What Pakistan Eats
In the heart of Pakistan’s economy and culture lies agriculture — feeding millions, creating jobs, and supporting exports. But a growing, invisible threat looms over every wheat field, rice paddy, and fruit orchard: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As emissions rise globally and locally, Pakistan’s food security is under severe threat. Changing rainfall patterns, extreme heat, floods, and shifting seasons are making it harder for farmers to grow food, and for the country to feed its people.