Pakistan Has Received Less Than Half of Pledged Climate Aid

Pakistan has received only $4.9 billion, 45 percent, of the $10.99 billion in program-based aid pledged by international donors to support recovery and boost resilience against future climate shocks. Sources told ProPakistani that the country by June 2025 had received $2.8 billion in project financing from donor countries and global financial institutions. This falls significantly short of the $6.3 billion in project financing commitments made during the “International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan” held in Geneva in January 2023. Breakdown of the disbursed amounts includes $1.49 billion from the World Bank, $473 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), $250 million from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and China, $250 million from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), $138 million from Paris Club countries, and $69 million from the United States via USAID. Similarly, out of the $4.6 billion pledged for oil financing, only $1.63 billion has been disbursed by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and through cash deposits in the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund (PMFRF-C). Overall, despite the passage of two and a half years since the devastating 2022 floods, Pakistan has received just $4.978 billion in international aid, well below the committed amount. This funding gap has once again come under the spotlight as the country battles another deadly monsoon season. Over the past month alone, more than 250 people have died and thousands have been affected. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), from June 26 to July 24, at least 258 people have died in flood-related incidents. Children make up a significant proportion of the victims. Punjab has been the worst affected province, reporting 115 deaths, 65 of them children. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded 63 fatalities, followed by Sindh (25), Balochistan (16), Islamabad (8), Gilgit-Baltistan (5), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (2). More than 600 people have sustained injuries. The floods have destroyed 230 homes and partially damaged nearly 800 others. In northern areas including Gilgit-Baltistan and KP, torrential rains have caused severe structural damage. Farming communities have lost at least 364 livestock, compounding their hardship. NDMA reported that emergency teams have conducted 148 rescue operations, saving 1,777 people. Twenty-seven relief and medical camps have been set up, and approximately 7,000 essential relief items, including tents, hygiene kits, and tarpaulins, have been distributed.