" Karachi expected to receive 2.3 million climate migrants by 2050: Report", 1 November 2024

A new study finds that Karachi — Pakistan’s most populous city, home to more than 20 million people — could get an influx of 2.3 million climate migrants by 2050. According to a recent report

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Karachi, the nation’s economic hub, is attractive to climate migrants seeking employment opportunities.

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Such an influx of migrants will challenge the city’s ability to provide drinking water, housing and basic infrastructure like roads and transportation.

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“Rapid urbanization has a collective impact on the city. It impacts not only the climate but law and order and scarcity of resources,”

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In 2022, Pakistan suffered flooding that affected some 33 million people, killing more than 1,700 and displacing roughly 7 million. Karachi received more than 50,000 climate migrants as a result of the floods.

“Following the 2022 floods, Karachi witnessed what future climate-driven migration could mean for urban centers if climate action isn’t implemented locally. The floods caused an estimated $30 billion in damages in Sindh [province] alone — an immense loss for Pakistan.