Climate action takes a backseat in federal budget FY27 (opens original article in a new tab)

Pakistan's FY27 federal budget cuts most climate allocations, with experts urging transparency and structural reforms as climate risks escalate.

• Climate allocations in federal budget FY27 face cuts except for disaster management
• Mitigation funds reduced from Rs603 billion to Rs124 billion, adaptation funds from Rs85bn to Rs70bn
• Experts call for transparency in climate spending and structural reforms
• Disaster management funding increased to Rs19bn for reconstruction and Rs21bn for recovery