Climate change and the increased burden of dengue fever in Pakistan

Abstract

Climate change is often discussed in terms of its consequences 50 or 100 years from now. But recent events have shown that the devastation is already happening, much sooner than anticipated. Pakistan has been a recipient of the worst consequences of climate change in the form of heavy rainfall resulting in widespread flooding across the country. As of June 2022, Pakistan had experienced rainfall equivalent to 2·9 times its national 30-year average since the beginning of 2022. August 2022 was recorded as the wettest August in Pakistan since 1961.