Pakistan’s agriculture is facing serious threats from climate change Jamshed Bashir Bhatti

Karachi : Pakistan’s agriculture is facing serious threats from climate change, said Jamshed Bashir Bhatti, Vice President of Pakistan Agriculture Forum and Director of Business Development of KP International, while expressing serious concerns over the effects of climate change. He said that according to an international news agency, there is a risk of floods in Pakistan by 2030 due to climate change, while there are 10 large glaciers in Pakistan, the melting of which will severely affect not only Pakistan but also other countries of the world and may also lead to a food crisis. Jamshed Bashir Bhatti said that environmental pollution is not only a problem of Pakistan but of the whole world, which requires serious measures to be taken to deal with it and maximum tree plantation should be promoted so that the whole world can get rid of environmental pollution. He said that the temperature has increased significantly in Pakistan during the last few decades and the average annual temperature has increased by about 0.5 degrees since the 1960s. Smoke-emitting vehicles, rickshaws and Factories are a major cause of increased environmental pollution. Jamshed Bashir Bhatti said that countries like Pakistan have seen the serious consequences of climate change in recent years, especially the devastating floods of 2010 and 2022, which not only killed hundreds of people, As a result, not only hundreds of people died, but millions of people were made homeless and rice, cotton, corn, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables and other standing crops were destroyed, while millions of people’s livestock were also killed. He said that the youth can play an important role in getting the country out of environmental pollution, while creating awareness among the public about using eco-friendly travel facilities and promoting tree plantation is the need of the time.