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Abstract

Pakistan's recent floods, notably the 2022 and 2025 disasters, have underscored the country's vulnerability to extreme weather events. With millions displaced, livelihoods lost, and infrastructure damaged, the need for climate resilience is critical.1 Heavy monsoon rains in 2025 have caused severe floods and extensive damage across Pakistan, with Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the most heavily impacted provinces. As of late September over 2.2 million hectares of agricultural land were submerged in flood waters wiping out harvests and increasing food prices across the country. 8,400 villages were inundated and livestock swept away. Provincial causalities stood at 300 dead and 661 injured according to NDMA.2,3