‘Clock ticking for Pakistan for climate action at COP29’

Islamabad:PPP Senator Sherry Rehman has said that there is urgency of taking bold actions to combat climate change at the upcoming summit of Conference Of Parties.

Senator Rehman was addressing as chief guest at the inaugural session of international conference on “Navigating Pakistan’s climate action path: adaptation, finance and technology,” organised here by Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS) in collaboration with Hanns Seidel Stiftung (HSS). The conference is being organised ahead of the COP29 summit being held in Azeri capital Baku. Senator Rehman highlighted Pakistan's unique climate challenges, which are both local and global, emphasising that no country can face these crises in isolation. As a developing country on the frontlines of climate change, Pakistan is experiencing increasingly extreme weather events, including successive record-breaking summers over the last four years, she said adding that Pakistan’s economy, natural resources and people are all at risk, yet the country remains underprepared for an unpredictable future.

She pointed out that while global discussions, such as the Summit of the Future, aimed to set ambitious climate goals, they often fell short of the necessary commitments. Pakistan, having led the G77 during COP27, continues to advocate for developing countries to unite on a common agenda. However, she warned that the clock is ticking faster for vulnerable nations like Pakistan, with this decade being crucial for achieving climate targets—not the distant 2050.