![]() ![]() There is mismanagement within particular institutions in the country. There are particular ways in which the river has been managed. At the same time, there are obviously factors within Pakistan, structural factors, that make these weather events like the extreme rainfall a lot worse for people. SIDDIQI: There is absolutely no way to take away culpability from industrialized countries in the Global North. I asked Siddiqi how much blame climate change gets for weather-related disasters in Pakistan. MARTÍNEZ: Pakistan is responsible for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but it's among the countries most vulnerable to climate change. She says millions of people are still reeling from the effects of last year's monsoon season.ĪYESHA SIDDIQI: Now they're going to face this intense extreme weather event, which is going to have catastrophic impacts for a very large population. I spoke to Cambridge University lecturer Ayesha Siddiqi, who studies floods and other disasters in post-colonial states. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.In Pakistan, the monsoon season is on, as heavy rains have already killed dozens of people. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Either way, it will require another Security Council resolution and another debate. tried to convince Canada or Brazil to take the lead and is now looking to countries in Africa and Asia. If there is no country taking the lead, it is going to be very difficult to have this multilateral non-U.N. SALVADOR: Mainly, the United States have been trying to find a country who would be ready to take the lead, and, of course, that is a requirement. Salvador was here in Washington to get an update on U.S. has been talking about this since last fall, and no country has offered to lead such a force. SALVADOR: But I can assure you that the great majority of Haitian people want this force because they know that the Haitian National Police will not be able to provide the security they need to have a normal or more or less normal living. She knows many Haitians were initially skeptical, given Haiti's long history of failed interventions. Security Council to approve an international force. ![]() Special Representative fears that Haiti is heading to, as she puts it, a point of no return. KELEMEN: Political problems, poverty and insecurity - the U.N. MARIA ISABEL SALVADOR: I have some advantage in the sense that all the things that happen in Haiti happen in the rest of the continent and in my own country, in Ecuador, with one very important difference - is that, of course, the situation in Haiti is extreme, but the problems are the same. ![]() But she says coming from Ecuador, she understands the problems that plague Haiti. Gangs control much of Haiti's capital, so she can't move around much. She knew this was going to be a tough assignment. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: Maria Isabel Salvador has been the lead U.N. has been warning for months that the country is on the brink. Gangs have taken over much of the country, and the U.N. The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote tomorrow to extend the U.N.'s work in Haiti, but the council has yet to decide whether to send international troops. ![]()
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