One drop at a time: recent heavy rain has led to flooding in Pakistan, devastating agricultural land, and rural communities

Heavy summer rains have led to severe floods in Pakistan, affecting over 800,000 hectares of land. Rural areas in the southern coastal provinces have been hardest hit with water levels remaining high throughout the Indus River system. This compounds the existing inequalities in livelihoods and represents significant humanitarian as well as agricultural impacts. Due to flood damage, the estimated direct crop loss by the economists stands around $2.3 billion. Reports indicate that over 32 million people have been displaced by the flooding and urgent humanitarian needs include access to food, water, shelter, and public health. This report highlights the flooding affects on current season crop production and implications for forward planning of wheat planting. We also highlight the need to take stock of the compounding challenges facing regional as well as global production