The absence of the prime minister and other senior federal figures at COP30 suggests evolving priorities and moderated expectations.
As climate impacts intensify across the globe, the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in Belem, Brazil, from November 10-24, 2025, marks a defining moment for international climate action. Hosted in the heart of the Amazon, the conference underscores the critical role of forests in combating climate change, linking local ecosystems with global sustainability efforts. World leaders are expected to move beyond pledges and rhetoric toward concrete measures under the Paris Agreement’s Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA).
At COP27, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022, Pakistan’s participation carried exceptional significance as the nation was still reeling from catastrophic floods that affected over 33 million people and caused losses exceeding $30 billion. The Pakistani delegation – led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman – emerged as a powerful voice for climate justice, emphasizing that countries most vulnerable to climate change yet least responsible for global emissions deserve urgent financial and technica
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