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Big infrastructures & technical solutions

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Big infrastructures & technical solutions

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These solutions do not address the politics behind why flooding is occurring in these regions in the first place. It naturalises the flood and comes up with technical solutions to problems initiated by political issues:

Building dams (could worsen the social/economic impacts if the dam fails as people develop in the 'safe area' around the dam, and dams which flood the region behind the dam wall)

Digging deeper canals and waterways but not considering what happens what happens to the water after (does it flood another region, does the excess quantity of water erode river banks etc.)

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investing on more large infrastructures

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Dams, Funding from supranational institutions and other countries

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Holding pakistani elites accountable

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representing the settlers, inhabitants and including them in the decision making process

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Aid from the Global North often comes with strings attached, prioritising donor agendas over the needs of vulnerable countries. This reinforces economic dependency and undermines long-term resilience.

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Changing the discourse around climate events could be a form of solidarity, as these have been labelled as 'unprecedented' despite their increasing frequency. Acknowledging this new reality and describing these events as man-made would alert global audiences to the hardships faced by Pakistanis.

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Top-down infrastructure such as dams, requiring lots of state investment, without engaging local actors and communities in the project

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Involving intergovernmental organisations to acknowledge their role in influencing financial models that have contributed (e.g. IMF/WB)

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global north actors covering loss and damages they are also responsible for causing

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Making the state accountable and including local and affected pakistanis in decision-making discussions as well as funding coming with certain obligations (similar to terms on a covenant in banking)

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Global North countries need to acknowledge their own roles in contributing to the floods of Pakistan as it isn't something they can completely detach themselves from. Solidarity cannot purely take the form of sympathy but should also materialise through accountability.

Although they may send aid, these should not be delivered with so many conditions as these restrictions dictate how funds should be spent.

Creation of global norms surrounding economic growth may have a role in the Pakistani state's decision to focus on large infrastructure projects as opposed to disaster mitigation strategies.

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Loss-and-damage mechanisms remain reactive and inequitable, requiring the Global South to “prove” its suffering, while historical emitters evade meaningful reparations for their role in climate-induced crises.

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Acknowledging the role of the state in causing the flooding

Recognising power disparities and engaging local communities in mitigation strategies

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The solution to the Pakistani floods should be left to the Pakisstani government and its people to address. Under the concept of solidarity, developed nations should relay their focus on domestic concerns.

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“Support” through technology sharing frequently relies on proprietary tools and expertise, keeping countries like Pakistan reliant on the Global North instead of fostering true self-sufficiency.

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rendering technical

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In framing water as an issue for the state to deal with, it is primarily classified as one of national security rather than environmental concern. This leads to socio-environmental concerns often being overlooked.

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climate reparations engaging w civil societies and grassroots organizations

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Perhaps she (the person speaking on BBC news) sees herself as showing solidarity by communicating demands and concerns from communities to the Global North