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Overview

This policy brief examines the vulnerability and adaptive capacity of Pakistan's population in the context of climate change and rapid population growth. Using climate trends and demographic, agricultural, labor-force, health, and household evidence across agro-ecological zones, it considers agriculture and food security, livelihoods, poverty and living conditions, fertility and child survival, migration, and urbanization. The brief argues for adaptation strategies that strengthen population-level adaptive capacity while addressing health systems, social protection, sustainable agriculture, urban resilience, women's empowerment, and universal access to family planning.