Climate risk impacts on employment opportunities for youth in Pakistan

The primary reasons contributing to feelings of inadequate preparedness to these hazards include a lack of awareness of management strategies, unpredictability of the impacts, poor infrastructure, and a lack of early warning systems. [...] Source: authors Gilgit- Floods Baltistan Earthquakes ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Heatwaves ! Khyber Pakhtunkhwa !!! ! ! ! Storms !!! Azad Jammu Balochistan and Kashmir Islamabad Punjab Sindh Situated in northern Pakistan, respondents from Azad Jammu and Kashmir identified earthquakes and floods as the predominant natural and climate-r. [...] 7 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! The province of Balochistan in western Pakistan confronts floods and earthquakes as its top natural and climate-related challenges. [...] This includes the development of a Skills 2030 Vision by the Employers Federation of Pakistan to prioritize reskilling for future work (ibid) as well as the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme to promote pro-youth employment policies and programmes, such as the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES), Skills for All programme, Green Youth Movement, National Internship Program, Startup Pakistan, and the Y. [...] Supporting youth to mitigate and adapt to natural and climate-related shocks would help to reduce the impacts on health, education and livelihoods, given the widespread negative effects of these hazards and the frequency at which they are occurring.