Pakistan’s Rehman Has No Plans for ‘Stylish’ Walkout at COP27

Sherry Rehman, the minister for climate change in Pakistan, knows that her country is playing a crucial role in setting the agenda at COP27 this year. And she weighs her words carefully when pushing for Pakistan’s goals.

South Asia’s second-largest country has faced multiple climate disasters this year, from deadly springtime heat to summer deluges that killed 1,700 people and caused $30 billion in damage. The country ranks 147th out of 182 countries scored by their vulnerability to climate change and readiness for it. Pakistan’s unfolding nightmare set the scene for Day One of COP when, for the first time ever, delegates agreed to discuss officially “loss and damage,” or how rich countries can help pay for the damages caused by global warming elsewhere.