Pakistan is likely to be one of the major victims of climate change. In addition, being a predominantly agricultural country, climate change is estimated to decrease crops’ yields in Pakistan not only as a result of flooding, but also as a result of changing temperatures, which in turn will affect livelihood and food production.According to media reports, the Indus Delta is the most vulnerable area to the challenges of climate change, as it may face increased requirements of irrigation water due to higher evaporation at elevated temperatures of limited availability of water. Also, climate change would cause uncertainty to the timely availability of irrigation water by changes in river flows due to glacier melting and altered precipitation patterns. As well as extreme weather patterns such as flooding and cyclones.
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