PAKISTAN FLOODS APPEAL

Pakistan: As the floodwaters recede, the need for support grows.

The past few months have been overwhelming for millions in Pakistan, with the monsoon season wreaking havoc and resulting in the worst climate disaster in the country’s history. Approximately one-third of Pakistan—more than 33 million people across 116 districts—have been afflicted.

According to local authorities, the death toll has surpassed 1,700 people, including 646 children, with at least 12,500 people injured. Over 2.2 million homes have been damaged or destroyed, forcing 7 million people into displacement and facing the harsh reality of uncertain futures. Floods have destroyed critical infrastructure, including public health facilities, water systems, roads, bridges, and schools.

This crisis has also severely affected the country’s economy, with thousands of businesses and millions of livelihoods devastated. In Balochistan, Punjab, and Sindh, over 4.4 million acres of crops and orchards are currently underwater. Due to the flooded harvest season, staple foods such as rice, flour, vegetables, and fruits are in short supply. The ripple effect of the floods has caused a spike in food prices, further burdening families who are already struggling to survive this disaster.

As the floodwaters recede, the need for humanitarian support only grows. Nine million hungry, frail, and vulnerable people in Pakistan need urgent humanitarian assistance. The situation in Pakistan is dire, with the ongoing battle against severe acute malnutrition, diarrhoea, malaria, dengue fever, typhoid, acute respiratory infections, and painful skin conditions on the rise.

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Islamic Relief is on the ground, providing life-saving aid.

Islamic Relief, a member of the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC), has been working in Pakistan since 1992 and was one of the first humanitarian agencies to respond to the flooding. Our emergency teams are currently continuing their efforts on the ground, working with local communities and authorities as part of a coordinated emergency response to support affected families.

Thank you for supporting our teams. You have enabled us to distribute tents, food packs, drinking water, tarpaulin sheets, hygiene kits, multipurpose cash grants, newborn baby kits, and kitchen sets to families affected by the floods. Alhamdulillah, we have supported more than 1,000,000 vulnerable people in Noshki and Quetta, Balochistan; Malir-Karachi; Thatta; Dadu; and Mirpur Khas, Sindh. With your support, we will continue to serve those who have suffered from the devastation of these floods.

Rebuilding Pakistan

Islamic Relief is committed to helping communities recover from this disaster as swiftly as possible and will also contribute to the sustainable rebuilding of the country. Our teams have shifted into the recovery and rehabilitation phase, in which we continue to empower people by restoring their dignity while helping them return to self-reliance. We will employ varied and integrated strategies to holistically improve the overall quality of life for those who have suffered from the floods. The rehabilitation of indigenous irrigation water harvesting structures through cash-for-work, food-for-work, and food-for-assets interventions in flood-affected areas is underway. Capacity building with farmers around resilient agriculture and good livestock management practices will also contribute to increased resilience in affected communities. Our objective is to uphold the dignity of those who have lost everything in the floods.

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Islamic Relief’s adaptation efforts

We have been operational in Pakistan for almost 30 years, working towards sustainable adaptation that marries climate action with sustainable development goals and poverty reduction. Our interventions have included structural measures such as retrofitting public institutions and improving flood protection and water retention structures. In addition, non-structural measures such as strengthening local capacity by forming community-based disaster risk management committees, conducting disaster risk reduction workshops, and implementing early warning systems are ongoing. Throughout our work in Pakistan, we have prioritised the needs of local communities and followed a participatory development approach, which ensures community ownership. In doing so, we have produced more interaction, coordination, and social cohesion. We want to pave the way for collective action against climate change and mobilise local resources.

There is an urgent need to act now. We appreciate your generous donations. We guarantee that with your continued support, we can act swiftly and decisively to prevent further suffering for millions in Pakistan.

Islamic Relief is responding. You can make a difference and save a life. Donate Now.

Rebuilding Pakistan

Islamic Relief is committed to helping communities recover from this disaster as swiftly as possible and will also contribute to the sustainable rebuilding of the country. Our teams have shifted into the recovery and rehabilitation phase, in which we continue to empower people by restoring their dignity while helping them return to self-reliance. We will employ varied and integrated strategies to holistically improve the overall quality of life for those who have suffered from the floods. The rehabilitation of indigenous irrigation water harvesting structures through cash-for-work, food-for-work, and food-for-assets interventions in flood-affected areas is underway. Capacity building with farmers around resilient agriculture and good livestock management practices will also contribute to increased resilience in affected communities. Our objective is to uphold the dignity of those who have lost everything in the floods.

Please support our Emergency Response. Donate Now.

Islamic Relief’s adaptation efforts

We have been operational in Pakistan for almost 30 years, working towards sustainable adaptation that marries climate action with sustainable development goals and poverty reduction. Our interventions have included structural measures such as retrofitting public institutions and improving flood protection and water retention structures. In addition, non-structural measures such as strengthening local capacity by forming community-based disaster risk management committees, conducting disaster risk reduction workshops, and implementing early warning systems are ongoing. Throughout our work in Pakistan, we have prioritised the needs of local communities and followed a participatory development approach, which ensures community ownership. In doing so, we have produced more interaction, coordination, and social cohesion. We want to pave the way for collective action against climate change and mobilise local resources.

There is an urgent need to act now. Help us rebuild Pakistan.

Islamic Relief is responding. You can make a difference and save a life. Donate Now.

Please support our Emergency Response. Donate Now.