Pakistan's floods and the call for climate justice

09/16/22 • 28 min

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The rains in Pakistan started early this year and at one point, a third of the country's territory was inundated with water. Hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and a food crisis is looming. But how did things get this bad and who is ultimately responsible when a country with low emissions faces the brunt of a global climate crisis? Plus, we take a quick look at how Queen Elizabeth's death has fuelled an ongoing reckoning with the British monarchy. Featuring: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr., artist and climate advocate, grandson of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

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