Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told a high-level session of COP31 in Türkiye on Thursday that the 2022 floods caused more than $30 billion in economic losses and affected 33 million people.
During the session, the Prime Minister emphasized that climate change knows no borders and stated that no nation can face it alone. He recounted the story of a man who was preparing for his wedding when devastating floods swept through his home, turning what should have been a moment of celebration into a scene of mourning. Shehbaz said this incident reflected the plight of millions of people in Pakistan and across the developing world who had suffered the consequences of climate-related disasters.
Recalling the 2022 floods, Shehbaz said nearly one-third of Pakistan was submerged, standing crops were washed away and millions of acres of land were inundated. He claimed the disaster affected 33 million people, claimed more than 1,700 lives and caused economic losses exceeding $30 billion.
