Pakistan has called on the international community to provide urgent, grant-based and predictable climate financing for countries most vulnerable to climate change. Speaking at a high-level event during the United Nations climate summit in Brazil, Pakistani officials warned that repeated extreme weather events are deepening debt and hindering development in nations least responsible for global emissions.

The event highlighted the disproportionate impact of climate disasters on countries like Pakistan, which has faced deadly floods, infrastructure destruction and significant economic losses in recent years. Officials stressed that children are bearing the brunt of these crises, with impacts on health, education and wellbeing.

Speakers urged for simplified and faster financing mechanisms, as well as support for non-economic losses such as trauma and displacement. Pakistan announced plans to submit proposals for rebuilding critical infrastructure and strengthening resilience, but noted that domestic resources alone are insufficient to meet the scale of loss.

Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to working with global partners for a fair climate finance framework, emphasizing that immediate action is needed to ensure vulnerable states can recover and adapt to accelerating climate impacts.