rehman: i don't like to use the term victimhood.a woman, so we like to ascribe some agency to ourselves. it is a clear case of damage and loss of reparations. it is the carbon footprint of other countries that got rich on the back o fossil fuels. we are paying the price for it because we are on the front line of a geographical location. we are uniquely positioned. we have a huge river running through the country, the largest man-made irrigation system in the world. honestly, the bargain made between the global south and north has not worked out as excted. we would love to switch to renewables just for our own import bills to be reduced and to be cleaner anhave cleaner fuel, but just that transition would cost us $101 billion without the transmission line changes. climate resilience costs money. right now, all of the money is going into relief. nick: pakistan's had a close partnership with the united states for many years. it is also a close partner with beijing. what is your message to the world's two largest emitters? min. rehman:

rehman: i mean, we can't build on a skyscraper.of reckoning is here and now, it is not 2015. the tipping point is absolutely visible to us and i think many thresholds are being crossed while global leaders did their over which emissions are good and which are not. it is time to make decisions, otherwise it won't just be pakistan. by the way, this year, we've had three times of many episodes out of -- episodes added to the water gushg down, bracing for floods from the north. i don't know how we will absorb this amount of water right now. nick: pakistan contributes less than 1% of global emissions. do you believe that pakistan and countries like it are the victims of climate change mostly caused by richer countries? min. rehman: i don't like to use the term victimhood, i am a woman and we like to ascribe some agency to ourselves. it is a clear case of damage and loss of reparations. it is the carbon footprint of other countries that got rich on fossil fuels and we are paying the price for it because we are on the front line, geograph

asad rehman, final words? asad: the poor are hanging by a thread.ountries have turned their back. it is up to us, ordinary people, to build a movement in the global north. called corporations to account. many people are facing a cost-of-living crisis. many already fear an existing crisis of structural inequality. all of this can be resolved. what we lack is the political will of our government and political leaders. we have to change that. amy: asad rehman, lead spokesperson for the climate justice coalition, and i also want to thank shah meer baloch, who joined us from islamabad, pakistan. coming up, we will speak to a former fbi agent. the justice department releasing a partially redacted version of the affidavit the fbi used to get a search warrant for former president donald trump's mar-a-lago estate. what does it say? stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the justice department has released a redacted version of the affidavit the fbi used to get a search warrant

rehman wishes he could give her a better life.ck. it feels like no one cares about rohingyas these days. we are like old furniture in a house, kept in a corner and forgotten. and for these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades. but with the military who attacked their families now in charge of the country, it's still not safe. what no one can tell these rohingya children is when they'll be able to go home. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. despite some recent rain, a hosepipe ban has come into force for millions of customers of thames water in the south of england. the unprecedented heatwave has left reservoirs and rivers depleted. people who break the rules risk a fine of up to one thousand pounds. thames water is the latest company to introduce a ban in england and wales, amid criticism over the level of water leakages. angus crawford reports. bone—dry, just miles from the source of the thames, a dramatic sign of the crippling nature of drought. parched allotments, playing fields baked brown in the heat, the

rehman wishes he could give her a better life.d us back. it feels like no—one cares about rohingyas these days. we are like old furniture in a house, kept in a corner and forgotten. and for these refugees, the hope of returning to myanmar never fades. but with the military who attacked their families now in charge of the country, it's still not safe. what no—one can tell these rohingya children is when they'll be able to go home. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. to the us now, where president biden has announced he will cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loans for millions of americans who earn less than $125,000 each year. those who received pell grants to go to university, which are given to people in most financial need, will be eligible for double that figure. an estimated 43 million americans owe a combined total of $1.6 trillion in federal student debt. here's the president speaking earlier. much of my time is spent — how do we remain the most competitive nation in the world, with the strongest economy in the world

sherry rehman called for international help and said the situation was a climate—induced humanitarianve been the worst—hit regions. more than 900 people have died sincejune. the french president emmanuel macron has said france and algeria should move beyond their painful shared history and look to the future. mr macron is visiting the former french colony and announced that a joint franco—algerian commission of historians would be set up to study archives on algeria's time under french rule. a former british ambassador to myanmar and her husband have been arrested in yangon. vicky bowman, who's no longer a diplomat, has been accused of breaking visa rules. in many parts of the world, social events were seriously curtailed due to covid lockdowns. parties were banned for most and that meant for many, it was more about dressing down for the sofa rather than dressing up. but now that social events are back on the calender, high heels are also back in fashion. wendy urquhart reports. department stores in new york are putting high—heeled shoes front and centre for the first time in ages and

pakistan's minister for climate change, senator sherry rehman, says it is the worst flooding pakistan has witnessed in living memory. as we speak, we have 30 districts completely inundated, so this is reaching proportions much bigger than what we saw in the super flood in 2010. frankly, it's the biggest flood we've seen in living memory, and it has stretched all resources into the ground that human vulnerability and fragility is very high. we are unable to reach many places because our helicopters are unable to reach cut—off areas. you see the rivers levelling out into large flood plains. it looks like an ocean everywhere, literally, if you see the images, and it's quite devastating. and we feel that, even right now, our numbers of affected people, of the rescues we were able to do — we even deployed the navy now because the areas can't reach. the usjustice department has made public some of the information which led the fbi to search donald trump's home in mar—a—lago. it's published a redacted version of the sworn statement, or affidavit, outlining the evidence which the department p

asad rehman is the executive director of the anti—poverty and social justice organisation war on wante change. you could've it sounds like you could've seen or predicted this coming.— it sounds like you could've seen or predicted this coming. everyone has resented predicted this coming. everyone has presented this. _ predicted this coming. everyone has presented this, these _ predicted this coming. everyone has presented this, these floods - predicted this coming. everyone has presented this, these floods are - predicted this coming. everyone has presented this, these floods are a i presented this, these floods are a hundred times more likely because of the climate crisis. they are happening sooner each year, the more extreme and they last longer. and just turning on our television screens literally every single day and we can see that these climate catastrophes are happening in every corner of the world. what catastrophes are happening in every corner of the world.— corner of the world. what could pakistan or _ corner of the world. what could pakistan or possibly _ corner of the worl

joining us now is asad rehman, co—founder of of the cop26 coalition a uk—based civil society coalition change activists. asad has been campaigning for a number of years specifically on pakistan's vulnerability. so much of pakistan has been affected on this occasion. from your point of view, i take it that you think much of this is the consequence of actions from industrialised nations? 3 is consequence of actions from industrialised nations? sis not 'ust from industrialised nations? sis not just from my — industrialised nations? sis not just from myjudgment, - industrialised nations? sis not just from myjudgment, it - industrialised nations? sis not just from myjudgment, it is i industrialised nations? sis not - just from myjudgment, it is proven science, it is by the un climate change experts, it is by the un itself, and it is backed by many international organisations. pakistan is responsible for about 1% of global emissions. it is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world. these climate catastrophes have been happening more frequently, they are more extreme, and pakistan has se