GHI 2017: Country Case Study Pakistan

Pakistan has come a long way since its independence in 1947: the country’s population has grown, its literacy rate has increased and its GDP is steadily rising. However, Pakistan is also one of the countries most affected by disaster and climate change in the world, and over 39% of its population still lives in the shadow of multidimensional poverty. While in some districts of the country the effects of drought and poverty are hardly felt, in others they threaten communities with hunger.