![]() ![]() Shabnam Baloch, IRC Pakistan Director, said, In response to surging child malnutrition around the world, the IRC has in recent years developed and advocated for a simplified protocol for treating the worst forms of child malnutrition which has proven to be effective in helping more than 90 percent of children treated with it recover. Already associated with half of child deaths in Pakistan, malnutrition has increased by over 50% since the floods according to the World Food Programme. ![]() Malnutrition among children is a major concern. Meanwhile, 71% of households are food insecure, with this figure expected to rise as communities struggle to rebuild after the floods. With additional flooding predicted for this year, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning that up to 9.1 million people could be pushed into poverty and solely reliant on humanitarian aid as a direct result of the floods. With COP28 approaching, the IRC is calling these crisis-affected countries to be prioritized in the global climate agenda with concrete commitments to unlock more funding for adaptation and climate resilience, expand partnerships with local civil society groups, and invest in innovations like anticipatory action that can prevent the climate crisis from becoming a climate catastrophe. The continued fallout of this disaster is a reminder that the worst impacts of climate change are concentrated in a small handful of countries least prepared for its effects. Islamabad, Pakistan, JJust one year since severe flooding destroyed almost 10 million acres of land in Pakistan, the country’s economic losses and cost of damages are estimated to be over $30 billion.
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