Pod#75 - Why Does Karachi Keep Drowning?? - Climate Change 3 TPR Pod

Once again, Karachi has drowned. The August 2020 rainfalls have been record-breaking and brutal. Perfect time to put the Climate Change series band back together, with some new faces, and talk about why this has been happening for TEN YEARS, why the city never manages to prepare or plan for it, what the future holds and how bad it'll get and also some fan questions! Check out the breakdown below and links to all the very cool people invited and the data we refer to!

Things discussed in this episode:

1. Intro & Lahori Disclaimers for talking about Karachi
2. How bad was the rain and what was the impact?
3. Why does this keep happening to Karachi?
4. Climate Change is here
5. Why is Karachi unable to cope with the rain?
6. Is Karachi too large for us to manage?
7. The history of Karachi's DHA and the protests
8. Naya Nazimabad & Bahria Karachi's flooding
9. Future of Karachi with Rising Sea Levels & Heavy Rain
10. Imran Khan's PKR1.1Trillion Plan
11. Sinkholes and Burning Supermarkets
12. Fan Question 1: Is It Possible to Fix Karachi's Drainage?
13. Fan Question 2: How to Engage in Local Activism?
14. Fan Question 3: What do Other Pakistani Cities Need to Look Out For?
15. Does Rafay Hate Trees & Pakistan's Reality in the Global Changing Climate

ALL THE LINKS:
Dawar: https://twitter.com/theLahorewala
Mahim: https://twitter.com/Mahim_Maher
Rafay: https://twitter.com/rafay_alam

Origins of Karachi's DHA: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/09/the-origins-of-karachis-dha-and-its-spectacular-legal-creativity/
Japanese Study on Karachi's Water Supply: https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/social_environmental/archive/pro_asia/pakistan_1.html
Sinkholes in Karachi: https://www.samaa.tv/news/pakistan/2020/08/karachi-motorists-beware-of-sinkholes/
Poor Planning Floods Karachi: https://www.dawn.com/news/1577236/poor-planning-poor-governance-poor-monitoring-flood-karachi
Imran Khan's Plan: https://www.dawn.com/news/1577011/centre-sindh-to-act-immediately-for-resolution-of-major-problems-facing-karachi-imran
Oil Pipelines Under Karachi!: https://www.dawn.com/news/1528745

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