Скачать или смотреть Children of the Monsoon | Pakistan at the Frontline of Climate Change | Syed Ayub Qutub

Pakistan stands at the frontline of the global climate crisis. From melting glaciers in the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalaya to devastating floods and rising food insecurity, the threats are real and urgent.

In this powerful podcast, we explore:
👉 Why Pakistan consumes more energy per GDP than Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
👉 The history of environmental laws and why policies failed in practice
👉 Community-based adaptation as the key to survival
👉 The collapse of glaciers and the risk of famine
👉 How climate change threatens the monsoon, agriculture, and migration
👉 The contradiction between government climate policies and outdated engineering practices
👉 Why cooperation with India over rivers and ecological flows is unavoidable

✔ If you care about Pakistan’s future, sustainable development, and climate resilience, this conversation is essential.

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00:00 Highlights
02:07 Introduction
03:10 Explaining Climate Change & Pakistan's Vulnerability
07:48 Green vs Brown Sector: Understanding Pakistan's environmental crisis
10:52 Floods & Landslides; A story of Mismanagement
12:58 Flawed Designs; Ignoring Cross-Drainage
13:24 Losing Forests, Losing Protection; Pakistan's Mountain Crisis
15:37 Global Warming vs. Local Mismanagement: Knowing the Difference
16:48 Fisheries, Forests & Fields: Mismanagement Across Pakistan’s Ecosystems
23:12 Why Pakistan Must Shift to Decentralized Solar & Micro-Hydro
24:18 Climate Strategies on Paper, Little Action on Ground
26:15 Real Change Begins with Environmental Education
28:17 How Melting Glaciers & Hotter Fields Endanger Our Future
29:21 Mitigation vs. Adaptation: Why Pakistan Must Focus on Adaptation
30:24 Climate Policies Exist, But Practice Remains Weak
34:49 Monsoon, Rivers & Civilizations: Why South Asia Must Cooperate
38:06 Internal Migration Not a Problem — Climate Migration Is
39:45 Disaster Agencies Must Move Beyond Reaction to Preparedness
41:38 Outro

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