Pakistan plans to climate-proof 75% infrastructure by 2040
Pakistan plans to climate-proof 75% infrastructure by 2040
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Media Source: INP (Pakistan)
Date: 13 May 2026
Pakistan plans to climate-proof 75% of its major infrastructure and upgrade 70% of critical assets in flood and heat-prone areas by 2040, while also developing 25 Resilient Growth Zones by 2030. The country aims to strengthen physical infrastructure against intensifying climate risks and ensure long-term resilience across key…
Pakistan plans to climate-proof 75% of its major infrastructure and upgrade 70% of critical assets in flood and heat-prone areas by 2040, while also developing 25 Resilient Growth Zones by 2030. The country aims to strengthen physical infrastructure against intensifying climate risks and ensure long-term resilience across key sectors through climate-smart systems and early warning mechanisms. The plan aims to institutionalise climate risk screening in all major infrastructure planning through tools, such as climate risk-informed cost-benefit analysis, disaster risk reduction budgeting, and adaptation finance tagging. An example of this approach is already being practised in Gilgit-Baltistan, where the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) and the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), in partnership with the government, are applying climate risk screening to infrastructure projects, a model that can be replicated nationwide.