How much can flooding in Pakistan be blamed on climate change?

Floods in Pakistan have destroyed or damaged millions of homes,
schools and businesses. So far nearly 1500 people have died and
33 million have been affected. With Pakistan contributing less
than 1% to global CO2 emissions, a keen sense of injustice is
felt in the country, and demands for international support have
been made. The Pakistan government has called it a “climate
catastrophe” and according to the World Weather Attribution
group, it is likely climate change led to intense rainfall. But
critics blame mismanagement and say Pakistan should have been
more prepared for the inevitable. In this programme, we tell the
story of the collapse of one building to see how much of the
crisis can be blamed on climate change. Guests: Saher Baloch,
Correspondent at BBC World’s Urdu service Zarmat Shinwari, owner
of New Honeymoon Hotel Humayun Shinwari, owner of New Honeymoon
Hotel Sayed Nabi, manager of New Honeymoon Hotel


Email us: the climatequestion@bbc.com Presenter: Neal Razzell
Co-presenter: Saher Baloch Producer: Lily Freeston Researcher:
Natasha Fernandes Production Coordinator: Siobhan Reed and Helena
Warwick-Cross Series Producer: Alex Lewis Editor: Richard
Fenton-Smith Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell