Climate Change and Erratic Rainfall Severely Impact Rural Communities in Pakistan

Playing Russian roulette with Pakistani rain

Sulaiman, a school teacher in Buner, lives in a pocket of Pakistan hemmed in between Mardan, Swat and Swabi, where life is village and mountain stream and the fame of a valley charming and fertile. Climate ruin was an affliction reserved for places with mighty rivers such as the Swat or the Kunar. It made sense because Buner had none of these. Just sweet little springs trickling softly through the rocks. That perception was pulverised on August 15, 2025. It began as the sort of unassuming Fri...

By [email protected] (Aniqa Atiq Khan)