Pakistan, Nov. 14 -- Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Senator Dr Musadik Masood Malik has called for climate justice and faster delivery of international climate finance, saying glacier-related disasters are pushing vulnerable mountain communities in Pakistan back into poverty for generations.

Addressing a high-level event titled "Advancing the Mountain Agenda" at the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Turkiye, he said countries contributing least to global greenhouse gas emissions were bearing some of the heaviest consequences of climate change, while international climate financing remained concentrated in major emitting economies.

Citing global estimates, the minister said around $40 billio...