Climate-Induced Disasters in Pakistan and Rights of Climate Victims under International Law: An Overview from 2020-25

Abstract

Climate-induced disasters have evolved from discontinuous natural risks into determined and widespread crises that destabilize human and national security. Climate has been changing rapidly due to vast industrialization and technological advancements worldwide. The study explores how the episodes of disasters influence international humanitarian aid policies, as well as the protection of climate disasters and victims under international law. Using a qualitative research methodology based on secondary sources, the study analyses the adequacy of existing legal and humanitarian frameworks in terms of climate-related emergency response. The key objectives of the research are to emphasize the significance of climate-induced disasters in Pakistan, to explore the rights of climate victims under international law, and to contemplate the applicability of international law in the case of Pakistan under climate disaster. Securitization theory is used to explain climate change and disasters in Pakistan and justify the rights of climate victims. The study concludes that Pakistan’s climate-induced disasters have exposed severe flaws in typical humanitarian response systems as their extent grows larger. Multiple aids from friendly countries and developing states are enough for rapid emergency response instead of long-term recovery approaches, which exposes communities to endless recurring disasters, although international humanitarian aid mechanisms have been evacuating in scale to address climate disasters.