ISLAMABAD:: British High Commissioner Jane Marriott presented the action plan of a £35 million bilateral climate cooperation framework on Tuesday that aims to build Pakistan’s resilience against climate change impacts, the Press Information Department (PID) said.
Pakistan and the UK signed the Rs13 billion (£35 million) “Green Compact” climate partnership in December 2025 to support green development, strengthen climate resilience, accelerate clean energy transition and promote nature-based solutions.
The Green Compact is built on five pillars: climate finance and investment, clean energy transition, nature-based solutions, innovation and youth empowerment, and adaptation and resilience. It will provide climate-smart startups and young innovators with technical support, mentorship, and access to investors.
Marriott met Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik to discuss the future direction and implementation of the Green Compact framework, the PID said.
“During the meeting, the British High Commissioner presented the Action Plan for the Green Compact and briefed the Federal Minister on its key priorities and proposed areas of collaboration,” the PID said in a report.
Malik highlighted that the Green Compact partnership should focus on developing initiatives that deliver “tangible and high-impact outcomes” for the people of Pakistan.
He said it was essential to support the youth in research and innovation to develop scalable solutions to environmental and climate challenges.
Marriott briefed Malik on the youth entrepreneurship programs focused on climate resilience and green solutions currently underway in Pakistan, supported by the UK in collaboration with the British High Commission.
The two officials also discussed strengthening early warning systems and enhancing preparedness for climate-related disasters.
Pakistan is counted among countries that are considered most vulnerable to climate change and has experienced increasingly erratic weather patterns, leading to frequent heatwaves, unseasonal rainfall, storms, cyclones, floods, and droughts in recent years.
In 2022, monsoon floods claimed over 1,700 lives, displaced 33 million people, and caused more than $30 billion in economic losses. Last year, around 1,037 people were also reportedly killed in floods.
Torrential monsoon rains and excess water released by Indian dams last year also killed over 1,000 people in the country.
