“ Children are falling sick because of dirty water [from the floods] and a lack of food, and schools are either destroyed or being used as shelters. The trauma faced by children experiencing floods are exacerbated by the dangers they face from poverty, displacement and school closures. When policies fail children Amid the tragedy is the question of Pakistan’s lack of preparedness for such extreme weather. Despite the clear need to protect children from climate change impacts, they remain largely absent from climate policies. “Otherwise, these children will lose their futures.” Sheikh, the social worker, echoes these concerns, saying: “[Children] need food, clean water, medicines, but also safe spaces and care.