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• Calls for better coordination to tackle ‘climate polycrisis’ as funding drops to Rs2.48bn from Rs3.5bn

• Terms monsoon preparedness ‘immediate’ priority

• Questions need for proposed Climate Authority

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination chairperson Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday called recent reductions in climate-related budget allocations “shocking,” warning that Pakistan is entering a period of heightened environmental vulnerability marked by worsening climate extremes.