Deforestation to Reforestation REDD+ in Pakistan

Abstract

A study on Pakistan’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (PAK-INDC) submitted to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reveals that according to Global Economic Ranking, the share of Pakistan to global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions is merely 0.87%. But, the country is known for its climatic vulnerability due to its geo physical conditions (Lin et al. 2017). In the Long-Term Climate Risk Index (CRI), 2017, Pakistan is ranked 7th with a death toll of 523.1 per year, which means about 10,462 died in 20 years. The economic losses during the same period are worth US$ 3.8 billion — equivalent to 0.605 per cent of the GDP. During this time, Pakistan had to face 141 extreme weather events (Lin et al. 2015).