On Thursday, the Arts Council of Pakistan arranged the 4th Karachi Climate Festival to mark the World Environment Day.
According to the report of Geo News, it started with a report named the Climate Risk Index 2025, according to which Pakistan is among the most risk-prone countries due to climate change.
The event featured speakers talking about issues such as inequitable water distribution, the relationship between climate change and health, and the role of the media in aiding the dissemination of information about climate-related problems in Karachi.
It was organized in the form of a panel discussion, hosted by Afia Salam and featuring experts such as Muhammad Toheed, Munazza Siddiqui, Mahapara Khan, Saeed Baloch and Yasir Khan.
Health specialist Mahapara Khan gave the details on how climate change is causing people to fall ill.
She added that warmer climate is causing increasing numbers of diseases that are transmitted by filthy water, heat and pollution. They are dengue, polio, diarrhea, pneumonia and heart and lung issues.
Afia Salam, an environment expert, said that dengue fever is becoming widespread in Karachi as the temperatures increase.
The reason is that the mosquitoes which transmit dengue are residing in the areas where they did not reside previously.
