Climate Crisis in Pakistan's Red Chili Capital: Kunri Farmers Face Livelihood Collapse Amid Extreme Heat and Floods

Pakistan's agricultural sector is grappling with an unprecedented ecological emergency as extreme weather patterns threaten the iconic red chili harvest. Located in the Sindh province, the town of Kunri—hailed nationwide as Pakistan's "red chili capital"—is currently witnessing a severe livelihood crisis for generations of farming families. Driven by a volatile combination of scorching heatwaves, unseasonal droughts, devastating floods, and skyrocketing input costs, the traditional farming ecosystem that has sustained local economies for decades is now standing on the brink of collapse.