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Authors Davies, Stephen Ali, Muhammad Tahir Akram, Iqra Hafeez, Mohsin Ringler, Claudia Abstract/Description Pakistan’s water crisis has steadily evolved into a binding constraint on economic growth, food security, and climate resilience. Behind this crisis lie the tightly coupled challenges of rapid groundwater depletion,…

Pakistan has for more than four decades been a place of refuge for Afghans fleeing conflict, persecution, and poverty in their country of origin. In recent years, however, the protective environment in the country has significantly…

HIGHLIGHTS March The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based annual headline inflation increased to 7.3 percent (YoY), up from 6.9 percent in February. On a month-on-month basis the CPI increased by 1.2 percent in March compared to February, reflecting…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis The 2025 monsoon season, which began in late June and intensified between August and September, brought exceptionally heavy rainfall across Pakistan, triggering widespread flash floods, riverine inundation, and localized Glacial Lake…

• National average prices of staple foods, between 26 February and the week ending 23 April remained stable, despite ongoing issues in the Strait of Hormuz. • This week noted a 9% decrease in wheat flour prices,…

Over 2.10 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan since September 2023, including holders of PoR cards, ACC and undocumented people. There are currently about 1.88 million Afghans in Pakistan. In March, 10,986 Afghans returned to Afghanistan,…

INTRODUCTION In response to the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) decision of 26 September 2023 to enact an “Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan”, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have collated their data on…

1. Context Pakistan stands at a critical juncture where water scarcity, climate change, rapid population growth, urbanization, and development pressures are converging with increasing intensity. As one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, its food security, economic growth, ecosystem…

A comparative analysis of national average prices for key food items between 26 February (pre-Middle East conflict) and week ending 16th April, indicates a mixed trend with no change in price for staple commodities, but with…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS • WFP and the Punjab Social Protection Authority signed an agreement to strengthen climate-resilient, adaptive social protection by building evidence for climate-responsive models, enhancing rapid response systems, and integrating disaster-risk financing into social protection policies and programmes. • Through the Benazir Nashonuma…