Two women construct a makeshift tent shelter next to a body of water.

Impact of Climate Change on Vulnerable People in Pakistan

Environment Gender Health

Student Investigations Lab Project

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An aerial view of a community isolated and surrounded by floodwaters near Badin, Sindh province. Image by Shakil Adil for Amnesty International.

Students worked with Amnesty International’s Crisis Response Programme to identify and verify photo and video content depicting climate-related impacts on vulnerable groups including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities in the Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan in 2022. Researchers focused on the impact of flooding and heatwaves, both during these climate events and after they took place, and the inability of the government to respond effectively to these incidents.

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Team Acknowledgements

Investigative Leads: Bhalpriya Sandhu, Fraser Bayers

Staff Advisor: Sofia Kooner

Student Contributors: Sofia Biagio, Ani Tutunjyan, Isabella Rodriguez, Valerie Zhang, Ella Brennan Best

News

Illustration of a flooded village in Pakistan, with two children standing among submerged graves and fallen power lines.

May 6, 2025

Pakistan: Climate disasters increasing risks of death and disease amongst children and older people

HRC in the News — Amnesty International: Pakistan: Climate disasters increasing risks of death and disease amongst children and older people, about HRC’s Investigations Lab students who