Pakistan, Feb. 14 -- Pakistan has been ranked as the most vulnerable country to climate change in 2022, followed by Central American country Belize and Italy, the latest data showed.

According to data in the Climate Risk Index (CRI) for 2025 report released by European think-tank Germanwatch on Wednesday, Pakistan's ranking has been mainly due to the massive 2022 floods, which inundated a third of the country, aside from killing over 1,700 people.

The devastating floods triggered by record-breaking monsoon rains, and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), also caused 30 billion dollars in losses and affected over 33 million people.

The climate change, according to the report, made the intensity of monsoon rainfall increase by 50%.

The ...