ISLAMABAD:Country Director for Pakistan, South Asia Region, Najy Benhassine called on Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam and discussaed various matters of bilateral interest and cooperation for building Pakistan’s climate resilience though various measures on Tuesday. In the high-level meeting between two sides focused on discussing the country’s increasing climate vulnerability and the urgent need for enhanced cooperation to address the challenges posed by climate change. Both sides agreed to work jointly to invest in various climate-vulnerable sectors, particularly agriculture, water, energy, floodwater management, and disaster risk reduction, to make these sectors climate-resilient. This meeting also focused on addressing Pakistan’s growing climate-related challenges, which include extreme weather events such as floods, heat waves and droughts. Pakistan is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change despite contributing a minimal share to global emissions. The PM’s Climate aide Romina Khurshid Alam highlighted during the meeting that Pakistan is among the most vulnerable countries to the exacerbating fallouts of climate change, despite its minimal contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. “While the country continues to face extreme weather events such as devastating floods, heatwaves, droughts, desertification, groundwater depletion, crop failures and unpredictable rainfall patterns, which have significant economic, social, and environmental consequences., Pakistan is doing everything possible with its resources and existing capacity to cope with the impacts of climate change,” Romina Khurshid Alam said. She also recalled that in 2022, Pakistan experienced one of the worst flood disasters in its history, with millions displaced, crops destroyed, and critical infrastructure damaged. This has emphasized the urgent need for flood resilience and disaster risk reduction measures.