Pakistan has experienced devastating floods in the past: in 2010, the floods affected approximately 20 million people, killed around 2,000 people, and caused damage worth billions of dollars. In 2022, the monsoonal floods affected 33 million people across the country and claimed more than 1730 lives. Hajira, a school teacher, experienced the floods both of these times and shows us where her home and village once stood. Climate change has been identified as a contributing factor to the increasing frequency and severity of floods in Pakistan. Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are causing more intense rainfall and extreme weather events, leading to more frequent and severe flooding. Pakistan emits less than 1 per cent of the greenhouse gases driving the climate crisis but stands to be among the worst impacted nations. This film was made by British-Pakistani artist and filmmaker, Seemab Gul, and commissioned by Greenpeace International.
Pakistan floods: “All this used to be a beautiful village"
Pakistan has experienced devastating floods in the past: in 2010, the floods affected approximately 20 million people, killed around 2,000 people, and caused damage worth billions of dollars. In 2022, the monsoonal floods affected 33 million people across the country and claimed more than 1730 lives. Hajira, a school teacher, experienced the floods both of these times and shows us where her home and village once stood. Climate change has been identified as a contributing factor to the increasing frequency and severity of floods in Pakistan. Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns are causing more intense rainfall and extreme weather events, leading to more frequent and severe flooding. Pakistan emits less than 1 per cent of the greenhouse gases driving the climate crisis but stands to be among the worst impacted nations. This film was made by British-Pakistani artist and filmmaker, Seemab Gul, and commissioned by Greenpeace International.