In this photograph taken on August 3, 2024 Hakim Zaadi (C), village matron and mother of Najma Ali (R), a monsoon bride who was married underage, distributes flatbread to children outside her hut at Khan Muhammad Mallah village in Main Nara Valley, Dadu district of Sindh province. As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. Pakistan’s high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022 rights workers warn such weddings are now on the rise due to climate-driven economic insecurity. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘Pakistan-Climate-Girls’ FEATUREThis photograph taken on August 4, 2024 shows a settlement across an agricultural land in the aftermath of monsoon floods at Johi, Dadu district in Sindh province. As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. Pakistan’s high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022 rights workers warn such weddings are now on the rise due to climate-driven economic insecurity. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘Pakistan-Climate-Girls’ FEATUREIn this photograph taken on August 3, 2024 villagers gather to view a video on a social media platform at Khan Muhammad Mallah village, Dadu district in Sindh province. As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. Pakistan’s high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022 rights workers warn such weddings are now on the rise due to climate-driven economic insecurity. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘Pakistan-Climate-Girls’ FEATURE
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