A comprehensive review of climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation on environmental and natural calamities in Pakistan

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 192; no. 1; p. 48
• Main Authors: Hussain, Mudassar, Butt, Abdul Rahman, Uzma, Faiza, Ahmed, Rafay, Irshad, Samina, Rehman, Abdul, Yousaf, Balal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.01.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptation; Agriculture; Agriculture - trends; Animal species; Animals; Atmosphere; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Avalanches; Biodiversity; Climate adaptation; Climate Change; Climate change adaptation; Climate change mitigation; Climate effects; Climate policy; Climatic extremes; Developing countries; Drought; Earth and Environmental Science; Earthquakes; Ecology; Economic impact; Ecosystem; Ecotoxicology; Emission standards; Emissions; Energy security; Environment; Environmental impact; Environmental Management; Environmental Monitoring; Financial resources; Floods; Forestry; Forests; Fossil fuels; Glacial lakes; Glacier melting; Glaciers; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Humans; Hurricanes; Industrial development; Landslides; LDCs; Livestock; Marine ecosystems; Marine mammals; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Natural resources; Oceans; Pakistan; Poverty; Species extinction; Storms; Sustainable development; Temperature; Water scarcity; Pakistan; Mitigation; GHG emissions; Climate change; Sectorial effects; Adaptation

The devastations and damages caused by climate change are apparent across the globe, specifically in the South Asian region where vulnerabilities to climate change among residents are high and climate change adaptation and mitigation awareness are extremely low. Pakistan’s low adaptive capacity due...