{"id":4222,"date":"2024-06-26T06:17:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T06:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/?page_id=4222"},"modified":"2024-06-26T06:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T06:35:53","slug":"climate-justice-advocacy-for-effective-climate-governing-institutions-addressing-the-needs-of-the-communities-disproportionately-affected-by-the-climate-crisis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/climate-justice-advocacy-for-effective-climate-governing-institutions-addressing-the-needs-of-the-communities-disproportionately-affected-by-the-climate-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Justice: Advocacy for Effective Climate Governing Institutions, Addressing the Needs of the Communities Disproportionately Affected by the Climate Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4222\" class=\"elementor elementor-4222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bcde6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4bcde6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654e934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654e934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The effects of climate change disproportionately impact vulnerable communities, exacerbating social inequalities and underscoring the urgent need for inclusive climate action. In Pakistan, climate-induced disasters have inflicted losses worth billions of dollars, particularly in marginalized areas. Despite the establishment of national policies and the Climate Change Act of 2017 aimed at addressing these issues, effective implementation and responsive institutions remained absent. This gap has prompted civil society, led by Transparency International Pakistan (TI Pakistan) to advocate for improved governance, transparency, and accountability to better protect vulnerable communities from the disastrous impacts of climate change.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">In April 2023, TI Pakistan launched its Climate Governance Integrity Program (CGIP), marking a significant step forward in the fight for inclusive and transparent climate action. The program tackles a critical challenge: promoting inclusion and transparency in Pakistan&#8217;s climate governance frameworks. Through CGIP, TI Pakistan actively engages stakeholders including civil society organizations, citizens, public officials, journalists, and media to advocate for reforms that ensure a more robust, inclusive and transparent approach to tackling climate change.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To strengthen these efforts, TI Pakistan formed a network of civil society organizations across all four provinces. This network aims to promote collaboration, enhance community engagement, and ensure effective governance, transparency, and accountability in climate actions, nationwide. A key initiative under CGIP was the baseline study, &#8220;Financing Climate Actions: Enhancing Effectiveness and Transparency in Pakistan\u2019s Climate Governance Frameworks&#8221;. TI Pakistan reviewed the existing frameworks driving climate governance and highlighted the need for a paradigm shift in climate governance, one that addresses the institutional and strategic gaps. TI Pakistan also provided key takeaways in 2023 and 2024 and advocated with the federal and <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">provincial stakeholders highlighting the requisite improvements to enhance inclusiveness and integrity in Pakistan\u2019s climate governance frameworks.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The momentum generated by these efforts was further amplified when the Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan (PILAP) filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The petition highlighted the urgency of addressing climate change and called for a more robust governmental response. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Pakistan directed the federal government to establish the Climate Change Authority, a key institution envisioned under the Pakistan Climate Change Act of 2017, and non-operation for more than six years. The Authority is to be headed by a distinguished professional or technocrat appointed by the Prime Minister, while Members must also be hired to lead Adaptation, Mitigation, and Coordination, along with representatives of the Provinces.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The decision represents a major success for civil society led advocacy, pushing for the establishment of climate governing institutions at the heart of addressing a cross-sectoral coordination. Such institutions are also crucial for ensuring that the climate action takes the needs of the communities disproportionately affected by the climate crisis.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Through these initiatives, TI Pakistan continues to champion the cause of climate justice, striving to create a future where governance, transparency, and accountability form the bedrock of Pakistan&#8217;s response to climate change.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecea4ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecea4ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf3e91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acf3e91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648a1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"648a1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1.png 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a70283 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a70283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32038c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e32038c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/transparency.org.pk\/new-event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2.png 884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The effects of climate change disproportionately impact vulnerable communities, exacerbating social inequalities and underscoring the urgent need for inclusive climate action. 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