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2010 Pakistan Flooding

Situation:

ĄInundated 1/5 of the country

ĄAffected 20 million people

–Killed 2,000 people

–Damaged 2 million homes

ĄDrowned 1 million livestock

ĄDamaged 6 million acres of crops

ĄWashed away roads and bridges

ĄMost devastating natural disaster in PakistanŐs history

Contributing Trends:

ĄIn 1990, military budget was 44 times health and family planning budget, leaving population growth unchecked

ĄHumans and livestock stripped vegetation needed to contain rainfall

Ą90% of the Indus basinŐs original forests are gone

ĄRecord heat accelerated melting of Himalayan ice and snow, raising Indus levels

Photo Credit: iStockPhoto / Kmerryweather

Pakistan provides an example of how the social and environmental trends we face on a global level can converge — with dangerous consequences.