Climate Change Data

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Climate-Induced Migration in Pakistan – Province-wise data
Province Rural to Rural Rural to Urban Urban to Urban Urban to Rural Total
All 15.9 60.7 19.7 3.7 100
Punjab 16.2 58.4 22 3.4 100
Sindh 4.8 53.6 33.3 8.4 100
KP 20.2 69.6 8.2 2 100
Balochistan 7.1 70.3 16.3 6.3 100
Islamabad 9.4 48.3 32.3 10.1 100
FATA 16.4 77.1 2.5 4.1 100
AJK 21.8 68.2 7.7 2.4 100
GB 14.4 74.4 9.8 1.3 100
Source: Computed by Authors of PDHS 2017-18

 

PM 2.5 Emissions- City-wise Data
Rank
City
Years
2023 2022 2021 2020
1 Lahore 99.5 97.4 86.5 79.2
2 Faisalabad 88.2 84.5 94.2 73.2
3 Peshawar 76.5 91.8 89.6
4 Rawalpindi 59.5 48.5 51.4 42.4
5 Karachi 56.4 50.6 45.9 43.8
6 Mangla 50.7
7 Mirpur Khas 44.6 45 271.3
8 Muridke 44.1 46.5 47.6 61.6
9 Islamabad 42.4 40.6 41.1 39
10 Abbottabad 33.8 35 38.7
Source: IQAir

 

 

Flood Damage, Loss, and Needs
Region
Damage Loss Needs
Billion US$ Million US$ Billion US$ Million US$ Billion US$ Million US$
Balochistan 349 1,625 541 2,516 491 2,286
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 201 935 141 658 168 780
Punjab 111 515 122 566 160 746
Sindh 1,948 9,068 2,444 11,376 1,688 7,860
Cross-Provincial 587 2,731 14 67 975 4,540
Special Regions 7 32 11 49 10 48
Grand Total 3,202 14,906 3,272 15,233 3,493 16,261
Source: Pakistan Floods 2022: Post Disaster Assessment

 

 

Heatwave Prediction for 2030 and 2050
2030s 2050s
Reference Period: 1901-2021 Very Hot Days: Above 35°C
Region Days Days Increase % age Days Increase % age
Pakistan 114.09 123.56 8.3 135.08 9.32
Balochistan 112.22 124.81 11.22 138.51 10.98
Federal Capital Territory 39.2 45.29 15.54 55.66 22.9
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 33.75 39.1 15.85 45.62 16.68
Punjab 146.24 154.13 5.4 166.73 8.17
Sindh 187.27 198.89 6.2 212.57 6.88
Extremely Hot Days: Above 40°C
Pakistan 40.38 48.26 19.51 58.47 21.16
Balochistan 34.76 44.83 28.97 56.34 25.67
Federal Capital Territory 4.66 6.78 45.49 11.18 64.9
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 9.36 11.34 21.15 14.36 26.63
Punjab 58.66 66.49 13.35 78.26 17.7
Sindh 70.59 81.32 15.2 96.31 18.43
Source: Climate Change and Vulnerability Assessment 

 

 

 

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